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wear out vs dilapidate

dilapidate vs wear out

wear out and dilapidate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear out No No Yes No
dilapidate No No Yes No
As verbs, dilapidate is a hypernym of wear out; that is, dilapidate is a word with a broader meaning than wear out:
  • wear out: go to pieces
  • dilapidate: fall into decay or ruin
Other hypernyms of wear out include crumble, decay.
wear out (verb) dilapidate (verb)
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress fall into decay or ruin
deteriorate through use or stress bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
go to pieces
Difference between wear out and dilapidate

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