1. Gradually wear out, weaken or erode by a repeated action or ongoing process
   "The constant waves slowly attrited the coastal cliffs";
   - attrit
    
2. (military) weaken or wear down by sustained attack; kill or destroy
   "The enemy forces were attrited by continuous bombardment";
   - attrit

1. (theology) repentant through fear of punishment rather than love of God
   "The attrite sinner feared divine retribution"
    
2. [archaic] Worn down by friction; abraded
   "The attrite surface of the old coin made it difficult to read the inscription"

Derived forms: attriting, attrites, attrited