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wear off vs abrade

abrade vs wear off

wear off and abrade both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear off No No Yes No
abrade No No Yes No
As verbs, abrade is a hyponym of wear off; that is, abrade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear off:
  • wear off: diminish, as by friction
  • abrade: wear away
Other hyponyms of wear off include abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off.
wear off (verb) abrade (verb)
deteriorate through use or stress wear away
diminish, as by friction rub hard or scrub
Difference between wear off and abrade

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