chafe

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
  • To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  • To fret and wear by rubbing.
  • To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
  • To be worn by rubbing.
  • To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.

Origin

  • From Middle English chaufen ("to warm"), borrowed from Old French chaufer (modern French chauffer), from Latin calefacio, calfacio, from caleo + facio. See caldron.

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