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wear out vs overweary

overweary vs wear out

wear out and overweary both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wear out No No Yes No
overweary No No Yes No
As verbs, overweary is a hyponym of wear out; that is, overweary 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
  • overweary: tire excessively
Other hyponyms of wear out include beat, exhaust, tucker, tucker out, wash up, overfatigue, overtire.
wear out (verb) overweary (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 overweary

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