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wear off vs ablate

ablate vs wear off

wear off and ablate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear off No No Yes No
ablate No No Yes No
As verbs, ablate is a hyponym of wear off; that is, ablate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wear off:
  • wear off: deteriorate through use or stress
  • ablate: wear away through erosion or vaporization
Other hyponyms of wear off include scuff.
wear off (verb) ablate (verb)
deteriorate through use or stress wear away through erosion or vaporization
diminish, as by friction remove an organ or bodily structure
Difference between wear off and ablate

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