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o⋅ver⋅worn

  [oh-ver-wawrn, -wohrn]
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–verb
pp. of over⋅wear.

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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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.
o·ver·worn   (ō'vər-wôrn', -wōrn')   
v.  Past participle of overwear.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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