Abrade and Rake

Abrade

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

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

Nearby Words: abrasive, abrasion, abrading

Rake

Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Abrade and rake are semantically related in graze topic. Sometimes you can use "Abrade" instead a verb "Rake", if it concerns topics such as scratch.

Nearby Words: raked, raker, raking
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