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over-wore

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o⋅ver⋅wore

[oh-ver-wawr, -wohr]
–verb
pt. of overwear.

o⋅ver⋅wear

[oh-ver-wair]
–verb (used with object), -wore, -worn, -wear⋅ing.
to use or wear excessively; wear out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition.

Origin:
1570–80; over- + wear
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