English Explanatory Dictionary

wear down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
  2. To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.

Word forms

wear down wears down wearing down wore down worn down

Related words

noli illegitimi carborundum
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