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corrade

American  
[kuh-reyd, kaw-] / kəˈreɪd, kɔ- /

verb (used without object)

corraded, corrading

  1. (of a moving agent, as running water, wind, or a glacier) to erode by the abrasion of materials carried along.

  2. to disintegrate as a result of corrasion, as the rock underlying the brink of a waterfall.

verb (used with object)

corraded, corrading

  1. to wear down by corrasion; abrade.

corrade British  
/ kɒˈreɪd /

verb

  1. (of rivers, streams, etc) to erode (land) by the abrasive action of rock particles

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Etymology

Origin of corrade

1610–20; < Latin corrādere to scrape together, equivalent to cor- cor- + rādere to scrape. See erase, raze

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