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 pass (time): trying to outwear the hours by reading.
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Words nearby outwear
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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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