outwear

[out-wair]

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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.

Origin of outwear

First recorded in 1535–45; out- + wear

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Related Words for outwear

survive, remain, outlive, outstay

Examples from the Web for outwear

Contemporary Examples of outwear

The brand succeeded most in the outwear, large leather goods, and mens accessories categories.
Isabel Marant Lands at H&M; Burberry Breaks $1 Billion
The Fashion Beast Team
November 14, 2013

Historical Examples of outwear

"'Tis I that am more like to outwear your patience, fair Judith," said he.
Judith Shakespeare
William Black
You wilfully misunderstand my attitude; you outwear my patience.
Prince Otto
Robert Louis Stevenson
When the French joint is used the leather need not be pared and ordinarily will outwear the paper of the book.
Library Bookbinding
Arthur Low Bailey
You wilfully misunderstand my attitude; you outwear 93 my patience.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25)
Robert Louis Stevenson
This Brussels will outwear two ingrain carpets, at a very little advance on the first cost.
Hope Mills
Amanda M. Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for outwear

outwear

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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