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wear away

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Verb1.wear away - cut away in small pieces
whittle away, whittle down
damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
2.wear away - diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
wear off
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
abrade, abrase, corrade, rub down, rub off - wear away
3.wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw
decay, dilapidate, crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"


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The same day that Leandra made her appearance her father removed her from our sight and took her away to shut her up in a convent in a town near this, in the hope that time may wear away some of the disgrace she has incurred.
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
The attachment was one of childhood and accident--the two girls having been neighbors and school-fellows until they had got to like each other, after the manner in which young people form such friendships, to wear away under the friction of the world, and the pressure of time.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Time, which wears away all things, will wear away the first fervor of that love.
Law and the Lady by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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