corrade

(kə rād′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb corraded, corrading

to erode by the abrasive action of running water, wind, glacial ice, etc. containing sand, pebbles, and other debris

Origin: < L corradere, to scrape together < com-, together + radere, to scrape: see rat

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See corrade in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing, cor·rades

To erode or be eroded by abrasion.

Origin:

Origin: Latin corrādere, to scrape together

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + rādere, to scrape; see rēd- in Indo-European roots

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