abrade \uh-BREYD\ ,
verb
1. To scrape off.
2. To wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
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cle·ve \kleev\
verb
1. To adhere closely; stick; cling
2. To remain faithful.
3. To split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
4. To make by or as if by cutting.
5. To penetrate or pass through (air, water, etc.).
6. To cut off; sever.
7. To part or split, especially along a natural line of division.
8. To penetrate or advance by or as if by cutting.
fron·des·cence \fron-DES-uhns\
noun
1. Leafage; foliage.
2. The process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
pro·crus·te·an \proh-KRUHS-tee-uhn\
adjective
1. Tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means.
2. Pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.