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to corrade

to corrade

9.9
To wear away rock when water or wind rubs it
  • verb
  • /kəˈreɪd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : erosionar
  • The river continued to corrade the canyon walls, deepening the gorge year by year.

Examples

  • Wind and sand combine to corrade the exposed limestone cliffs along the shore.

  • Over time, glaciers can corrade entire valleys, leaving behind smoothed rock surfaces.

  • The river corrades the rocks along its banks.

  • Strong winds have corraded the cliff over the years.

  • Over time, glaciers can corrade entire valleys, leaving behind smoothed rock surfaces.

  • The river continued to corrade the canyon walls, deepening the gorge year by year.

  • Wind and sand combine to corrade the exposed limestone cliffs along the shore.

Synonyms

to rub off
vsto corrade
5 3.4

Come off a surface when something moves against it

describes active wearing away of rock or earth by abrasion
to abrade
vsto corrade
5 8.1

The surface wears away when something rubs or scrapes it

is used for natural agents wearing rock or earth by abrasion
to abrase
vsto corrade
  • Archaic
9.9

Wear away the surface of something by rubbing or scraping

is focused on natural erosion of geological materials by abrasion
to rub down
vsto corrade
4.4

To make a surface smooth by moving something over it

is about natural agents slowly eroding rock and soil by friction

Antonyms

to build up
207 3.0

Increase slowly over time

How Worn

to erode
24 4.2
to corrade
  • Archaic
9.9
to abrade
5 8.1
to scratch
161 1.1
to scuff
12 3.6

Surface Forms

corrade infinitive
corraded past
corraded past participle
corrading present participle
corrades third person singular

Etymology

The word corrade is related to corrode and comes from an old Latin root rodere, meaning 'to gnaw', so imagine water or wind 'gnawing' at rock until it wears away.