abrase

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

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /əˈbɹeɪz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪz

abrase (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank. [Attested only in the 17^th 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.

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

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

• Abares, Raabes, abaser, abears

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

abrase

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

• Arabes, arabes, basera, ébrasa

abrase

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

abrase

1. third-person singular past historic of abradere

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

abrase f pl

1. feminine plural of abraso

abrase f pl

1. plural of abraso

• basare, baserà

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈraː.se/, [äbˈräːs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /abˈra.se/, [äbˈräːs̬e]

abrāse

1. vocative masculine singular of abrāsus

• Arabes

abrase

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

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

abrase

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