wear down

Verb
  1. Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress (synset 200074774)
    "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
    causes: fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
    is a type of: indispose - cause to feel unwell
    subtypes:
    same as: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear out, wear upon, weary
  2. Deteriorate through use or stress (synset 200470295)
    "The constant friction wore out the cloth"
    is a type of: deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate
    subtypes:
    • ablate - wear away through erosion or vaporization
    • scuff - get or become scuffed
    same as: wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin

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