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overwear
[oh-ver-
wair
]
WORD ORIGIN
verb (used with object),
o·ver·wore,
o·ver·worn,
o·ver·wear·ing.
to use or
wear
excessively;
wear
out; exhaust; tax:
needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition.
Origin of
overwear
First recorded in
1570–80;
over-
+
wear
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