Corrade

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Corrade \Cor*rade"\ (k?r-r?d"), v. t. [L. corradere, -rasum;
     cor- + radere to rub.]
     1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [Obs.]
        --Dr. R. Clerke.
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     2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See {Corrosion}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  corrade
       v : wear away [syn: {abrade}, {abrase}, {rub down}, {rub off}]