corrade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb wear away
    rub off; abrase; abrade; rub down.

WordNet


Cor*rade" transitive verb
Etymology
L. corradere, -rasum; cor- + radere to rub.
Definitions
  1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. Obs. Dr. R. Clerke.
  2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See Corrosion.

Webster 1913