abrase

See also: abrasé and ábrase

English

Etymology

From Latin abrāsus, perfect passive participle of abrādō (“abrade”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹeɪz/
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Rhymes: -eɪz

Adjective

abrase (not comparable)

(obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank. [Attested only in the 17^th century.][1]
- 1600 (first performance), Benjamin Jonson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Revels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Ben Jonson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, OCLC 960101342:
  An abrase table.

Verb

abrase (third-person singular simple present abrases, present participle abrasing, simple past and past participle abrased)

(transitive) To wear down; rub clean; smoothen; abrade. [First attested in the late 15^th century.][1]

References

Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abrase”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.

Anagrams

Abares, Raabes, abaser, abears

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bʁaz/
Homophones: abrasent, abrases

Verb

abrase

inflection of abraser:
1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Arabes, arabes, basera, ébrasa

Italian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

abrase

third-person singular past historic of abradere

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

abrase f pl

feminine plural of abraso

Noun

abrase f pl

plural of abraso

Anagrams

basare, baserà

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈraː.se/, [äbˈräːs̠ɛ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /abˈra.se/, [äbˈräːs̬e]

Participle

abrāse

vocative masculine singular of abrāsus

Anagrams

Arabes

Portuguese

Verb

abrase

inflection of abrasar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈbɾase/ [aˈβ̞ɾa.se]
Rhymes: -ase
Syllabification: a‧bra‧se

Verb

abrase

inflection of abrasar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

[SOED-1] Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abrase”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.