wear off

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verb

1. deteriorate through use or stress (Freq. 1)
- The constant friction wore out the cloth
• Syn:
wear, wear out, wear down, wear thin
• Derivationally related forms:
wear (for: wear)
• Hypernyms:
deteriorate
• Hyponyms:
ablate, scuff
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. diminish, as by friction
- Erosion wore away the surface
• Syn:
wear away
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
abrade, corrade, abrase, rub down, rub off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something