overwear en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈwɛəɹ/
Etymology
From over- + wear.
Meanings
- (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust.
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(transitive) To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently.
Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.
1966, Family Perspective, volumes 1-4, page 37:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overwearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overworn | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overwore | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overwears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |