corrade

English

Etymology

See corrasion.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪd

Verb

corrade (third-person singular simple present corrades, present participle corrading, simple past and past participle corraded)

  1. (obsolete) To gnaw into; to wear away
    Synonyms: fret, consume
  2. (geology) To erode through physical or mechanical (rather than chemical) means, as the bed of a stream.
  3. (obsolete) To scrape or rake together; to accumulate laboriously.

References

  • corrade in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • corrade in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

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