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out·wear
 outwear
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- pronunciation:
- aUt
weIr
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
outwears, outwearing, outwore, outworn |
| definition 1: |
to wear better or last longer than.
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| definition 2: |
to render unfit for use or exhaust by wear; wear out.
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| definition 3: |
to discard as a result of change or growth; outgrow or outlive.
We often outwear our early attachments. |
| related words: |
outlast, survive |
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