wear away in English

waste, squander, spend

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1. Corroding: to consume or wear away gradually.

2. Corrode: to consume or wear away gradually.

3. This page shows answers to the clue Abrade, followed by 4 definitions like “Corrade wear away”, “• To rub or wear off” and “To wear away by mechanical action

4. Abrade definition is - to rub or wear away especially by friction : erode

5. To wear away or irritate by rubbing or friction: The collar Chafed my neck

6. Abrasive, sharp, hard material used to wear away the surface of softer, less resistant materials

7. Most Beach materials are the products of weathering and erosion.Over many years, water and wind wear away at the land

8. Abrade means means to wear away through friction, to scrape.Abrade is a transitive verb which is a verb that takes an object

9. For example, repeated purging by vomiting exposes the mouth to corrosive stomach acids, which can wear away the enamel of the bulimic’s teeth.

10. What does Corrode mean? The definition of Corrode is to wear away slowly by rusting or with a chemical reaction, or to cause to deteriorate

11. Abusers are verbally or emotionally abusive: Verbal abuse often starts long before any physical battering and is intended to wear away at your self-esteem, says Kabat.

12. This page shows answers to the clue Corrode, followed by 5 definitions like “ To consume; to wear away ”, “ To eat away by degrees ” and “ To have corrosive action ”

13. Abrade Meaning: ""to rub or wear away; rub or scrape off," 1670s, from Latin Abradere "to scrape off, shave away," from… See definitions of Abrade.

14. abrade verb scrape, grind, skin, file, scratch, erode, graze, erase, scour, wear off, rub off, wear down, scuff, wear away, scrape away, scrape out The rough rock had Abraded her skin

15. Abrade verb scrape, grind, skin, file, scratch, erode, graze, erase, scour, wear off, rub off, wear down, scuff, wear away, scrape away, scrape out The rough rock had Abraded her skin

16. Abrade verb scrape, grind, skin, file, scratch, erode, graze, erase, scour, wear off, rub off, wear down, scuff, wear away, scrape away, scrape out The rough rock had Abraded her skin

17. The verb Ablate is often used in many different sciences — in each case, it has a slightly different sense, although its basic meaning is always to erode or otherwise wear away a substance.

18. Like sheep they have been appointed to Sheol itself; death itself will shepherd them; and the upright ones will have them in subjection in the morning, and their forms are due to wear away; Sheol rather than a lofty abode is for each one.” —Ps.

19. Corrode (v.) late 14c., "to eat away, diminish or disintegrate (something) by gradually separating small bits of it," from Old French Corroder (14c.) and directly from Latin Corrodere "to gnaw to bits, wear away," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + rodere "to gnaw" (possibly from an extended form of PIE root *red-"to scrape, scratch, gnaw").