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OUTWEAR

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Irregular inflected forms: outwore    , outworn   

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

Example:

We wore ourselves out on this hike

Synonyms:

fag; fag out; fatigue; jade; outwear; tire; tire out; wear; wear down; wear out; wear upon; weary

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "outwear" is one way to...):

indispose (cause to feel unwell)

Cause:

fatigue; jade; pall; tire; weary (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outwear"):

beat; exhaust; tucker; tucker out; wash up (wear out completely)

overfatigue; overtire; overweary (tire excessively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Last longer than others

Example:

This material outwears all others

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "outwear" is one way to...):

exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass (be or do something to a greater degree)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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