abrase
/əˈbreɪz/(also abraze)
verb
[with object] = abrade 2.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin abrās-, past participial stem of abrādere abrade. Compare Middle French, French abraser to demolish, to remove (writing) by scraping.
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