wear off

wear off

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wear off in WordNet English dictionary

verb

deteriorate through use or stress
"The constant friction wore out the cloth"
wear wear off wear out wear down wear thin
diminish, as by friction
"Erosion wore away the surface"
wear away wear off

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wear off in English Wiktionary

(verb) (intransitive) to diminish in effect
(verb) (intransitive) to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused

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