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wear down vs overtire

overtire vs wear down

wear down and overtire both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear down No No Yes No
overtire No No Yes No
As verbs, overtire is a hyponym of wear down; that is, overtire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear down:
  • wear down: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
  • overtire: tire excessively
Other hyponyms of wear down include beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, overfatigue, overweary.
wear down (verb) overtire (verb)
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress tire excessively
deteriorate through use or stress
Difference between wear down and overtire

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