to attrite
- verb
- /əˈtraɪt/
:
erosionar
- Years of footsteps slowly attrited the stone steps, making them smooth and rounded.
Examples
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The river's current can attrite rocks, turning them into pebbles over time.
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Repeated cleaning with harsh chemicals will eventually attrite the surface of the countertop.
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Don't attrite the surface too much!
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The constant wind will attrite the rocks over time.
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Years of footsteps slowly attrited the stone steps, making them smooth and rounded.
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The river's current can attrite rocks, turning them into pebbles over time.
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Repeated cleaning with harsh chemicals will eventually attrite the surface of the countertop.
Synonyms
470
3.3
Last without much damage after long use
35
5.1
To wear away soil and rock by wind or water
27
4.1
Slowly make a person or thing weaker by repeated pressure
26
2.3
To get damaged or stop working after long use
24
4.2
Gradually wear away rock and soil by water or wind
18
4.6
Gradually make something weaker by repeated small actions
17
4.1
Slowly damages metal, rock and someone's confidence by chemicals or steady pressure
8
6.2
To come off in thin layers, like peeling bark
5
3.4
Come off a surface when something moves against it
5
8.1
The surface wears away when something rubs or scrapes it
4
4.2
Become faded or damaged from use
2
3.8
To slowly remove material by rubbing or long use
2
6.1
Wear a surface away slowly by rubbing, or make someone very tired
1
6.7
Wear away skin or material by rubbing
1
3.4
Remove a mark by moving a cloth or hand over it many times
1
5.6
Become thin or damaged from use, like a carpet
1
9.9
Remove material from a surface by melting, wearing away, or burning
To wear away a surface slowly by rubbing
Wear away the surface of something by rubbing or scraping
To rub something so it becomes damaged at the edges
To make a surface smooth by moving something over it
To damage something by heat or long, heavy use
Antonyms
How Eroded
24
4.2
2
3.8
5
8.1
161
1.1
12
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Attrite comes from an old Latin verb made of ad- 'to' and terere 'to rub', so you can picture rubbing a rock until it becomes smooth, and the same idea is in attrition. So, to attrite a surface is to 'wear it down' by friction or rubbing.