overwear

 [oh-ver-wair]  

o·ver·wear

   [oh-ver-wair]
verb (used with object), o·ver·wore, o·ver·worn, o·ver·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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