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Cor*rade" (k?r-r?d"), v. t. [L.
corradere, -rasum; cor- + radere to
rub.] 1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to
fret; to consume. [Obs.] Dr. R. Clerke.

2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of
a stream. See Corrosion.

Cor*ra"di*al (k?r-r?"d?-a]/>l), a.
Radiating to or from the same point. [R.]
Coleridge.

Cor*ra"di*ate (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t.
To converge to one point or focus, as light or
rays.

Cor*ra`di*a"tion (k?r-r?`d?-?"sh?n),
n. A conjunction or concentration of rays
in one point. Bacom

Cor*ral" (k?r-r?l"; Sp. k?r-r?l"),
n. [Sp., a yard, a yard for cattle, fr.
corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere to run. Cf.
Kraal.] A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made
with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as
a place of security for horses, cattle, etc.

Cor*ral", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Corraled (-r?ld" or -r?ld"); p. pr. &
vb. n. Corralling.


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