Wear away and Wear out

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Wear away verb - Become ground down or deteriorate.

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Wear out and wear away are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wear out" instead a verb "Wear away".

Wear out verb - To use up all the physical energy of.

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

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