How Do You Spell ABRADE?

Pronunciation: [ɐbɹˈe͡ɪd] (IPA)

The word "abrade" is spelled with an "a" followed by a "b" and "r", then "a" and "d" and "e". In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcription, it is written as /əˈbreɪd/. The first syllable, "a", is pronounced as a schwa sound, while the "b" and "r" make a consonant cluster with a reduced vowel sound. The last syllable, "ade", is pronounced as "ayd." To abrade means to rub or wear away by friction, making something smoother or thinner.

ABRADE Meaning and Definition

1. Abrade is a verb that refers to the action of wearing away or eroding a material through friction or rubbing. This term primarily describes the process of gradually removing surface layers from an object or substance by repetitive contact with another rough object or through vigorous scrubbing.

   When something is abraded, it undergoes a gradual deterioration or depletion of its outer layers. This can involve the physical removal of material, such as when sandpaper is used to abrade wood, resulting in a smoother surface. It can also involve the removal of tiny particles or flakes from a surface, like when constant rubbing causes paint to abrade off a wall.

   The act of abrading is often unintentional, caused by repetitive wear and tear over time. However, it can also be intentionally done for various purposes, such as smoothing rough edges, preparing a surface for painting or adhesive application, or creating patterns in materials like metal or glass.

   Furthermore, abrade is not limited to inanimate objects; it can also describe the effect of friction on the human body. For instance, when the skin is abraded, it means that the outer layers have been scraped or worn away, resulting in irritation, redness, or even cuts.

   Overall, abrade signifies the gradual erosion or removal of material through friction, whether it is intentional or unintentional, inanimate or part of the human body.

2. To excoriate, to scrape away the epidermis from a part.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

Common Misspellings for ABRADE

• afraide
• abraided
• abriad
• aberage
• alrady
• airate
• abbide
• braide
• afrade
• uprade
• embrade
• abroads
• abirad
• abrated
• ahrad
• awrad
• acreade
• abrand
• aboad
• aborde
• affrade
• breade
• aride
• abrute
• abrod
• abraod
• alreade
• afrad
• abbady
• abrele
• abradnt
• abrads
• aberade
• abraed
• abrede
• abraser
• abraeder
• abradder
• abreder
• acrase
• abrese
• abrach
• abroade
• aerade
• arede
• orrade
• unbrade
• abulde
• Abrayd
• adrae
• adradr
• adrade
• adreade
• araide
• ayrae
• Atrae
• araye
• elrade
• aubraye
• abraah
• adeade
• amarade
• acxade
• rbrde
• abhae
• ABRAsO
• tabtude
• hurade
• Abbadi
• Ambarye
• akrage
• Abraodr
• carrade
• Hdrade
• Sabreade
• aboade
• airame
• Abraidet
• Abaady
• Abadey
• adrawe
• Abridd
• Abriade
• Yazeade

Etymology of ABRADE

The word "abrade" comes from the Latin verb "abrādere", which can be broken down into two parts: "ab" meaning "away" or "from", and "rādere" meaning "to scrape" or "to scratch". Hence, the literal translation of "abrādere" is "to scrape away". Through linguistic evolution, the word "abrade" entered English in the early 17th century, retaining its meaning of wearing down or scraping away through friction or erosion.

Similar spelling words for ABRADE

• abortive,
• abroad,
• aburto,
• aborad,
• abrader,
• aboard,
• aberdeen,
• abfarad,
• aberdare,
• aberrate,
• abraded,
• abradant,
• abort.

Conjugate verb Abrade

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have abraded

you would have abraded

he/she/it would have abraded

we would have abraded

they would have abraded

I would have abrade

you would have abrade

he/she/it would have abrade

we would have abrade

they would have abrade

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been abrading

you would have been abrading

he/she/it would have been abrading

we would have been abrading

they would have been abrading

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would abrade

you would abrade

he/she/it would abrade

we would abrade

they would abrade

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be abrading

you would be abrading

he/she/it would be abrading

we would be abrading

they would be abrading

FUTURE

I will abrade

you will abrade

he/she/it will abrade

we will abrade

they will abrade

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be abrading

you will be abrading

he/she/it will be abrading

we will be abrading

they will be abrading

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have abraded

you will have abraded

he/she/it will have abraded

we will have abraded

they will have abraded

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been abrading

you will have been abrading

he/she/it will have been abrading

we will have been abrading

they will have been abrading

IMPERATIVE

you abrade

we let´s abrade

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to abrade

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was abrading

you were abrading

he/she/it was abrading

we were abrading

they were abrading

PAST PARTICIPLE

abraded

PAST PERFECT

I had abraded

you had abraded

he/she/it had abraded

we had abraded

they had abraded

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been abrading

you had been abrading

he/she/it had been abrading

we had been abrading

they had been abrading

PRESENT

I abrade

you abrade

he/she/it abrades

we abrade

they abrade

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am abrading

you are abrading

he/she/it is abrading

we are abrading

they are abrading

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

abrading

PRESENT PERFECT

I have abraded

you have abraded

he/she/it has abraded

we have abraded

they have abraded

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been abrading

you have been abrading

he/she/it has been abrading

we have been abrading

they have been abrading

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it abrade

SIMPLE PAST

I abraded

you abraded

he/she/it abraded

we abraded

they abraded