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Definition of 'wear down'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"

2. (verb) wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin
deteriorate through use or stress
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"

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Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) wear down
to make feel frustrated and tired by doing sth repeatedly
The constant arguments were wearing them both down.

2. wear down
wear away
The waves have worn the rocks down.

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