ab
rade
Third Person
abrades
Present Participle
abrading
Past Tense
abraded
Past Participle
abraded
2
to clean or polish a surface through rubbing or friction
- She abraded her skin raw in the bath trying to scrub off the stain.
- He abraded the rust from the metal with coarse sandpaper.
- I had to abrade away years of built-up dirt before restoring the antique brass.
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