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Webster 1913 Edition
Abrase
Ab-rase′
,Adj.
Rubbed smooth.
[Obs.]
“An abrase table.” B. Jonson.
Definition 2024
abrase
abrase
English
Adjective
abrase (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Rubbed smooth or blank. [Attested only in the 17th century.][1]
- (Can we date this quote?), B. Jonson, (Please provide the title of the work):
- An abrase table.
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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]
Anagrams
References
- 1 2 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 7
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.bʁaz/
Verb
abrase
- first-person singular present indicative of abraser
- third-person singular present indicative of abraser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of abraser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of abraser
- second-person singular imperative of abraser