corrade

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

Anagrams

• cerrado