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wear away

/ wear away /

verb

verb Sense 1

diminish, as by friction

"Erosion wore away the surface"

Type of:

remove take take away

Kinds of:

abrade corrade abrase rub down rub off

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 2

cut away in small pieces

Type of:

damage

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 3

become ground down or deteriorate

"Her confidence eroded"

Type of:

decay crumble delapidate

Derived:

erosion eroding eating away wearing wearing away

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

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