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transitive verb
(outwore; outworn; -wearing)
Date: circa 1541
1. wear out, exhaust
2. to last longer than <a fabric that outwears others>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
outwear
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Outwear — Out*wear , v. t. 1. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other. If I the night outwear. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outwear — [out΄wer′] vt. outwore, outworn, outwearing 1. to wear out; use up 2. to be more lasting than; outlast 3. to outgrow or outlive 4. to exhaust, as in strength … English World dictionary
outwear — /owt wair /, v.t., outwore, outworn, outwearing. 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well made product that outwears its competition. 2. to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him. 3. to outlive or outgrow:… … Universalium
outwear — verb a) To wear out Crushed impotent beneath this reign of terror, b) To outlast Dazed with mysteries of woe and error … Wiktionary
outwear — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To survive] Syn. sustain, last longer than, outlast; see continue 1 , endure 1 , survive 1 . 2. [To exhaust] Syn. spend, wear out, deplete; see tire 1 , 2 , weary 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To live, exist, or… … English dictionary for students
outwear — out wear || ‚aÊŠt wÉœr / wɜə v. exist longer than; endure longer than; wear out, make worn from use … English contemporary dictionary
outwear — verb (past outwore; past participle outworn) last longer than … English new terms dictionary
outwear — v 1. outlast, wear down, tire out, exhaust, weary, fatigue, weaken, fag, fag out, poop out; waste, dissipate, deplete, erode, destroy; protract, prolong, draw out, drag or spin out. 2.See outlast(defs. 1, 3) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
outwear — out•wear [[t]ˌaʊtˈwɛər[/t]] v. t. wore, worn, wear•ing 1) to wear or last longer than; outlast 2) to exhaust in strength or endurance 3) to wear out; destroy by wearing • Etymology: 1535–45 … From formal English to slang
outwear — /aʊtˈwɛə/ (say owt wair) verb (t) (outwore, outworn, outwearing) 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast. 2. to outlive or outgrow. 3. to wear out; consume by wearing. 4. to exhaust in strength or endurance. 5. to pass time …
