Wear on and Wear away

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Wear on verb - Pass slowly (of time).

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

Wear away verb - Become ground down or deteriorate.

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

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