wear off
Britishverb
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(intr) to decrease in intensity gradually
the pain will wear off in an hour
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to disappear or cause to disappear gradually through exposure, use, etc
the pattern on the ring had been worn off
Example Sentences
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Back in Manchester, Jason is happy with the results of his procedure and thinks he'll do it again when his current fillers wear off.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
At this point, my antihistamines have started to wear off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
"We did not see its effect wear off over time."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2025
The network, a majority from Altadena, has seen the adrenaline that pushed people at the beginning of the year wear off as a sense of dismay set in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
They followed him silently as he walked through Ravenskill’s most hidden paths, luckily for them, since the invisibility potion was beginning to wear off.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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