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wear out vs overtire

overtire vs wear out

wear out and overtire both are verbs.

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

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