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o⋅ver⋅wear
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vərˈwɛər
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–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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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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o·ver·wear
(ō'vər-wâr')
tr.v.
o·ver·wore
(-wôr', -wōr'),
o·ver·worn
(-wôrn', -wōrn'),
o·ver·wear·ing
,
o·ver·wears
To wear out; exhaust.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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