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wear off

verb

Definitions

  1. to diminish in effect

    • The effect of the injection will gradually wear off.
    • My passion for football has worn off –I'm into into women's volleyball now.
    • […] the decline in passengers was attributed to the uncertainty of the weather, but one suspects it was really due to the novelty of a ride on the railway having worn off.

  2. to disappear because of being abraded, over-polished, or abused

    • The silver plating on that cheap silverware will wear off.

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