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wear vs ablate

ablate vs wear

wear is a noun but ablate is not a noun.

wear and ablate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear Yes No Yes No
ablate No No Yes No
As verbs, ablate is a hyponym of wear; that is, ablate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear:
  • wear: deteriorate through use or stress
  • ablate: wear away through erosion or vaporization
Other hyponyms of wear include scuff.
wear (noun) ablate (noun)
the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
impairment resulting from long use
wear (verb) ablate (verb)
be dressed in wear away through erosion or vaporization
put clothing on one's body remove an organ or bodily structure
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
Difference between wear and ablate

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