abrade

Etymology 1

From Latin abrādō (“scrape off”), from ab (“from, away from”) + rādō (“scrape”). First attested in 1677.

verb

1. (transitive) To rub or wear off; erode.
   “Wildcat Ridge” is the name given to a rock about 3 feet (1 meter) wide that likely formed billions of years ago as mud and fine sand settled in an evaporating saltwater lake. On July 20, the rover abraded some of the surface of Wildcat Ridge so it could analyze the area with the instrument called Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics & Chemicals, or SHERLOC. September 15, 2022, “NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain”, in Sean Potter, editor, NASA.gov, archived from the original on 2022-09-15
2. (transitive) To wear down or exhaust, as a person; irritate.
3. (transitive) To irritate by rubbing; chafe.
4. (transitive) To cause the surface to become more rough.
5. (intransitive) To undergo abrasion.

Etymology 2

From Middle English abraiden. See abraid.

verb

1. (transitive) Obsolete spelling of abraid