wear_down (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *wear down*:
VERB	body	wear down, tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, fag out, fag, fatigue	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain / strain / strain or stress
change	wear down, wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin	deteriorate through use or stress

English > *wear down*: 2 senses > verb 1, body
Meaning	Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain / strain / strain or stress.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot wear down Sue
Synonyms	tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, fag out, fag, fatigue
Cause to	tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade	Lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Narrower	exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out	wear out completely
Narrower	overtire, overweary, overfatigue	Tire excessively
Broader	indispose	Cause to feel unwell
Opposite	refresh, freshen, refreshen	make fresh again
Spanish	abrigos y chaquetas, agotar, cansarse, cansar, fatigar, llevar
Catalan	abatre, cansar-se, cansar, fatigar-se, fatigar

English > *wear down*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	deteriorate through use or stress.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	wear, wear off, wear out, wear thin
Narrower	ablate	wear away through erosion or vaporization
Narrower	scuff	Get or become scuffed
Broader	deteriorate	Become worse or disintegrate
Spanish	desgastarse
Catalan	desgastar-se, desgastar

HyperDic: wear_down