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wear down

wear down


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. overcome gradually: to overcome or weaken somebody or something by a gradual process, or be overcome or weakened in this way

2. erode: to rub or use something so much that it becomes thinner or disappears, or be rubbed or used in this way

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