overwear

verb
/ˌoʊ.vəɹˈwɛəɹ//ˈoʊ.vəɹˌwɛəɹ/

Etymology

From over- + -wear.

  1. derived from *wes-
  2. inherited from *wazjaną
  3. inherited from *waʀjan
  4. inherited from werian
  5. inherited from weren
  6. prefixed as overwear — “over + wear

Definitions

  1. To wear out

    To wear out; to exhaust.

  2. To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently.

    • Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.
  3. outer clothing

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA