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deteriorate vs wear out

wear out vs deteriorate

deteriorate and wear out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deteriorate No No Yes No
wear out No No Yes No
As verbs, wear out is a hyponym of deteriorate; that is, wear out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deteriorate:
  • deteriorate: become worse or disintegrate
  • wear out: deteriorate through use or stress
Other hyponyms of deteriorate include go to pot, go to the dogs, wear, wear down, wear off, wear thin.
deteriorate (verb) wear out (verb)
grow progressively worse exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
become worse or disintegrate deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
Difference between deteriorate and wear out

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