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English verb: wear away | |||
| 1. | wear away (contact) cut away in small pieces | ||
| Synonyms | whittle away, whittle down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| 2. | wear away (contact) diminish, as by friction | ||
| Samples | Erosion wore away the surface. | ||
| Synonyms | wear off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off | ||
| 3. | wear away (change) become ground down or deteriorate | ||
| Samples | Her confidence eroded. | ||
| Synonyms | eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crumble, decay, dilapidate | ||
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