exhaust vs wear upon

exhaust is a noun but wear upon is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhaust	Yes	No	Yes	No
wear upon	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, wear upon is a hypernym of exhaust; that is, wear upon is a word with a broader meaning than exhaust:

Other hypernyms of exhaust include fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, outwear, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, weary.

exhaust (noun)	wear upon (noun)
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
gases ejected from an engine as waste products

exhaust (verb)	wear upon (verb)
wear out completely	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
eliminate (a substance)
use up the whole supply of
use up (resources or materials)
deplete