wear away

Verb
  1. Cut away in small pieces (synset 201555172)
    is a type of: damage - inflict damage upon
    same as: whittle away, whittle down
  2. Diminish, as by friction (synset 201256888)
    "Erosion wore away the surface"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    subtypes: abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off - wear away
    same as: wear off
  3. Become ground down or deteriorate (synset 200276052)
    "Her confidence eroded"
    is a type of: crumble, decay, dilapidate - fall into decay or ruin
    same as: eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at

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