Outwear

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To last longer than; outlast: durable clothing that outwears other brands.
  • v. To get over (something) by the passage of time; outgrow: "He . . . may outwear those unattractive qualities of character” ( Westminster Gazette).
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  • v. To wear out
  • v. To outlast
  • v. To survive longer
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.
  • v. To last longer than; to outlast.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To wear out; exhaust utterly; wear away; waste; impair; hence, to render obsolete.
  • To exhaust gradually by use or persistence; use up; consume; hence, to pass away (time); last out; endure to the end of; wait till the expiration or conclusion of.
  • To wear or last longer than; outlast.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  • v. last longer than others
    • Verb Form
    outwearing    outwears    outwore   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    surpass    outmatch    outstrip    outgo    outdo   
    Variant
    outworn    outwore   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outlast    exhaust   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    time-honoured    tantric    age-old    time-honored    worn-out   
     
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