WEAR DOWN

• (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

  "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

  synonyms : fag , fag out , fatigue , jade , outwear , tire , tire out , wear , wear out , wear upon , weary

• (verb) deteriorate through use or stress

  "The constant friction wore out the cloth"

  synonyms : wear , wear off , wear out , wear thin

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