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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.

RELATED WORDS

survive, remain, outlive, outstay

Nearby words

outwardly, outwards, outwash, outwash plain, outwatch, outwear, outweigh, outwent, outwit, outwith, outwork

Origin of outwear

First recorded in 1535–45; out- + wear
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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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