wear off


verb(adverb)
  1. (intr) to decrease in intensity gradually: the pain will wear off in an hour

  2. to disappear or cause to disappear gradually through exposure, use, etc: the pattern on the ring had been worn off

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wear off

Diminish gradually, lose effectiveness, as in We'll wait till the drug wears off. [Late 1600s]

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