overwear

English

Etymology 1

over- +‎ wear

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈwɛəɹ/

Verb

overwear (third-person singular simple present overwears, present participle overwearing, simple past overwore, past participle overworn)

1. (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust.
2. (transitive) To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently.
   • 1966, Family Perspective, volumes 1-4, page 37:

     Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.

Synonyms

• (wear out): exhaust, tax, wear

Etymology 2

over- +‎ -wear

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoʊ.vəɹˌwɛəɹ/

Noun

overwear (uncountable)

1. outer clothing

See also

• outerwear

Anagrams

• overawer