What does overwear mean?
Overwear means (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust..
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/ˌoʊ.vəɹˈwɛəɹ/ · verb
(transitive) To wear out; to exhaust..
Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.
Use overwear when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overwear means (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust..
Common synonyms include exhaust, tax, wear.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.
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