verb
Meaning 1
To gnaw into; to wear away
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fret, consume
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
corrade
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rhymes with -eɪd
verb
Meaning 2
To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To scrape or rake together; to accumulate laboriously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
wear away
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wear away, wear off
Narrower terms: chafe, excoriate, rasp
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corrādō (“to scrape off, abrade”).