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wear off vs abrase

abrase vs wear off

wear off and abrase both are verbs.

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

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