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outwear

[ out-wair ]
/ ˌaʊtˈwɛər /
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verb (used with object), out·wore, out·worn, out·wear·ing.
to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him.
to outlive or outgrow: Perhaps he will outwear those eccentricities.
to wear out; destroy by wearing: A child outwears clothes quickly.
to pass (time): trying to outwear the hours by reading.
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Origin of outwear

First recorded in 1535–45; out- + wear

Words nearby outwear

outwardly, outwards, outwash, outwash plain, outwatch, outwear, outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, out with it
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Words related to outwear

outlive, outstay, remain, survive, hang on

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British Dictionary definitions for outwear

outwear
/ (ˌaʊtˈwɛə) /
verb -wears, -wearing, -wore or -worn (tr)
to use up or destroy by wearing
to last or wear longer than
to outlive, outgrow, or develop beyond
to deplete or exhaust in strength, determination, etc
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