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verb
To outlast; to survive longer than: to outlive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To wear out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, transitive, uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: indispose
Narrower terms: exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out, overtire, overweary, overfatigue
verb
last longer than others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English outwear From out- + wear.
