wear down

English

Verb

wear down

  1. To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
    The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
  2. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see wear, down.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:fatigue

Translations

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