Overwear
/ˌoʊ.vəɹˈwɛəɹ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 outer clothing uncountable
Verb
- 1 To wear out; to exhaust. transitive
- 2 To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently. transitive
"Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From over- + wear.
Etymology 2
From over- + -wear.