Erase and Wear

Erase

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.

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Wear and erase are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wear" instead a verb "Erase".

Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

Wear verb - To damage or diminish by continued friction.

Usage example: all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly

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Erase and wear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Erase" instead a verb "Wear".

Nearby Words: weary, wearing, weariness, wearable, wearer

erase time

wear time

One is that you can erase your weapons' accumulated "wear and tear" by having someone work on them during a rest period.

Source: Breakable Weapons

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