wear off

Verb
  1. 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 down, wear out, wear thin
  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 away

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