Verb: outwear (outwore,outworn) ,awt'wehr
- Last longer than others
"This material outwears all others"
- Exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"The journey outwore even the strongest travellers";
- tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, wear down, fag out [Brit, informal], fag [informal], fatigue, knacker [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: outwears, outwearing, outwore, outworn
Type of: exceed, indispose, outdo, outgo [archaic], outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass
Encyclopedia: Outwear