"attrite" meaning in English

See attrite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈtɹaɪt/ [US] Audio: En-us-attrite.ogg [US] Forms: more attrite [comparative], most attrite [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin attrītus (“ground”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|attrītus|t=ground}} Latin attrītus (“ground”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} attrite (comparative more attrite, superlative most attrite)
  1. Regretful of one's wrongdoing merely due to fear of punishment.
    Sense id: en-attrite-en-adj-7ecxV3UQ
  2. Worn by rubbing or friction.
    Sense id: en-attrite-en-adj-M9NYzvxH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 47 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /əˈtɹaɪt/ [US] Audio: En-us-attrite.ogg [US] Forms: attrites [present, singular, third-person], attriting [participle, present], attrited [participle, past], attrited [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} attrite (third-person singular simple present attrites, present participle attriting, simple past and past participle attrited)
  1. Alternative form of attrit Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: attrit
    Sense id: en-attrite-en-verb--jscMyKf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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