overtire vs wear upon

overtire and wear upon both are verbs.

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

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

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

overtire (verb)	wear upon (verb)
tire excessively	exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress