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Abrade vs Corrade - What's the difference?

abrade | corrade |

As verbs the difference between abrade and corrade

is that abrade is to rub or wear off; erode while corrade is to gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.

abrade

English

Etymology 1

* First attested in 1677. * From (etyl) .

Verb

(abrad)
  • 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.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) abraiden.

    Verb

    (abrad)
  • References

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    corrade

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume.
  • (geology) To erode, as the bed of a stream.
  • (obsolete) To scrape or rake together; to accumulate laboriously.
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