abrading

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abrading - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Abrading.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +
     radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze.]
     To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to
     abrade rocks. --Lyell.
     [1913 Webster]