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Wear down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.

    "The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months."

  2. 2
    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress wordnet
  3. 3
    To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.

    "At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down."

  4. 4
    deteriorate through use or stress wordnet
  5. 5
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear, down.

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