English → Latin
“abrade” in Latin
abrādōto scratch, rub, scrape off or away, abrade; to shave (off); to seize, rob, take, snatch awaydērādōTo rub, scrape, smooth or shave offcircumrādōto scrape, shave, scratch around
The English word abrade itself goes back to Latin ab, through abrādō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abrade
abradere; deradere (also, to make smooth by catting away): subradere (to shave off from beneath): circumradere (to shave off all round).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abrade?
- The usual Latin words for “abrade” are abrādō, dērādō, circumrādō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.