outwear
to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.
to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him.
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How to use outwear in a sentence
The brand succeeded most in the outwear, large leather goods, and mens accessories categories.
Isabel Marant Lands at H&M; Burberry Breaks $1 Billion | The Fashion Beast Team | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTKilmeny was going because he knew that he might easily outwear his welcome.
The Highgrader | William MacLeod Raine"'Tis I that am more like to outwear your patience, fair Judith," said he.
Judith Shakespeare | William BlackYou wilfully misunderstand my attitude; you outwear my patience.
Prince Otto | Robert Louis StevensonYet more than one pair of these have I outworn, and many more shall I outwear ere my journeys are ended.
The Blue Flower, and Others | Henry van Dyke
We go there so often that I fear Miss Sally will think we mean to outwear our welcome.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 | Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for outwear
/ (ˌaʊtˈwɛə) /
to use up or destroy by wearing
to last or wear longer than
to outlive, outgrow, or develop beyond
to deplete or exhaust in strength, determination, etc
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