Abrade and Mutilate

Abrade

Abrade verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.
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Synonyms for Abrade

Mutilate and abrade are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Mutilate" with "Abrade", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: abrasive, abrasion, abrading

Mutilate

Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.

Abrade and mutilate are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Abrade" with "Mutilate", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating

Common collocations

flesh abrade flesh mutilate flesh
feet abrade feet mutilate feet
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