wear down
English
Verb
wear down
- To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
- The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
- To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
- At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.
- Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see wear, down.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:fatigue
Translations
to cause physical or mental fatigue
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