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noun
The process by which a metaphor inexorably loses its freshness, power, and imagery through overuse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
An instance of degredation due to use; A sign of wear and tear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
To commit usury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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verb
To cause to degenerate through usage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree French user Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -(ā)tūram Old French -(ë)ure French -ure French usurebor. English usure Borrowed from French usure.
