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Thesaurus: outwear

To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.

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  1. v. t. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.
  2. v. t. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other.
  3. v. last longer than others
  4. v. exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  5. 1. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. Milton. 2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other. "If I the night outwear." Pope.
  6. v. last longer than others