wear away

wear away

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wear away in WordNet English dictionary

verb

become ground down or deteriorate
"Her confidence eroded"
erode gnaw gnaw at eat at wear away
diminish, as by friction
"Erosion wore away the surface"
wear away wear off
cut away in small pieces
whittle away whittle down wear away

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wear away in English Wiktionary

(verb) to erode gradually and progressively

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