abrase
English
Etymology
From Latin abrāsus, perfect passive participle of abrādō (“abrade”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹeɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪz
Adjective
abrase (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank. [Attested only in the 17th century.][1]
- 1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC:
- 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 15th century.][1]
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
abrase
- inflection of abraser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Galician
Verb
abrase
- inflection of abrasar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈraː.sɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈraː.s̬e]
Participle
abrāse
- vocative masculine singular of abrāsus
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
abrase
- inflection of abrasar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈbɾase/ [aˈβ̞ɾa.se]
- Rhymes: -ase
- Syllabification: a‧bra‧se
Verb
abrase
- inflection of abrasar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative