grate vb. (the foll. are now obs. or rare uses)
1.
to
wear away
Troil. III. ii. 195
“g-d To dusty
nothing.”
2.
to harass, irritate
Ham. III. i. 3
“G-ing so harshly all
his days of quiet,”
Ant. I. i. 18.
3.
to make exacting
demands “upon”
Wiv. II. ii. 7.