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corrade

[ kuh-reyd, kaw- ]

verb (used without object)

, cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing.
  1. (of a moving agent, as running water, wind, or a glacier) to erode by the abrasion of materials carried along.
  2. to disintegrate as a result of corrasion, as the rock underlying the brink of a waterfall.

verb (used with object)

, cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing.
  1. to wear down by corrasion; abrade.

corrade

/ kɒˈreɪd /

verb

  1. (of rivers, streams, etc) to erode (land) by the abrasive action of rock particles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corrade1

1610–20; < Latin corrādere to scrape together, equivalent to cor- cor- + rādere to scrape. See erase, raze
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Word History and Origins

Origin of corrade1

C17: from Latin corrādere to scrape together, from rādere to scrape

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