Abrade vs Burnish - What's the difference?
abrade | burnish |
To rub or wear off; erode.
To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
To cause the surface to become more rough.
To undergo abrasion.
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To make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine.
* Dryden
* Cunningham
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.
* Dryden
* Herbert
In lang=en terms the difference between abrade and burnish
is that abrade is while burnish is to shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.As verbs the difference between abrade and burnish
is that abrade is to rub or wear off; erode or abrade can be while burnish is to make smooth or shiny by rubbing; to polish; to shine.abrade
English
Etymology 1
* First attested in 1677. * From (etyl) .Verb
(abrad)Etymology 2
From (etyl) abraiden.Verb
(abrad)References
burnish
English
Verb
- The frame of burnished steel, that cast a glare / From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.
- Now the village windows blaze, / Burnished by the setting sun.
- A slender poet must have time to grow, / And spread and burnish as his brothers do.
- My thoughts began to burnish , sprout, and swell.
