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outwear

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out·wear  (out-wâr)
tr.v. out·wore (-wôr, -wr), out·worn (-wôrn, -wrn), out·wear·ing, out·wears
1. To last longer than; outlast: durable clothing that outwears other brands.
2. To get over (something) by the passage of time; outgrow: "He . . . may outwear those unattractive qualities of character" Westminster Gazette.
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Verb1.outwear - last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount - be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
2.outwearoutwear - exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
indispose - cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, beat - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
overfatigue, overtire, overweary - tire excessively

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Twixt doleful songs, tears, and sad elegies,--- Such as old grandames, watching by the dead, Are wont to outwear the night with.
 
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