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wear down

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb wear down has 1 sense
  1. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue - exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
    --1 is one way to indispose
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot wear down Sue

Definitions from the Web

Term: Wear Down

Part of Speech: Phrasal verb Sense 1: To gradually make someone or something weaker or less effective through continuous use or pressure. Sample Sentence: The constant friction between the tires and the road will wear down the tread on your car tires. Sense 2: To gradually become tired or exhausted. Sample Sentence: After hiking for hours, fatigue started to wear him down and he decided to take a rest. Sense 3: To erode or abrade something by rubbing or grinding. Sample Sentence: The persistent waves crashing against the shore will eventually wear down the rocks. Sense 4: To gradually reduce or deplete something. Sample Sentence: The constant use of the printer will wear down the ink cartridge.
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