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overwore

American  
[oh-ver-wawr, -wohr] / ˌoʊ vərˈwɔr, -ˈwoʊr /

verb

  1. simple past tense of overwear.

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The torture of waiting for the words—a curse against her, she feared—overwore Ruth's endurance.

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