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Verb
▲
Past tense for to deteriorate in condition, especially due to repeated exposure or use
wore
eroded
overused
broke down
wore away
wore out
ate away
wasted away
cut down
ate away at
abraded
chafed
rubbed
rasped
frayed
galled
frazzled
fretted
scraped
scratched
grazed
corraded
corroded
scoured
grinded
ground
consumed
scuffed
wasted
dissolved
worn
worn away
eaten away
worn out
worn thin
become worn
worn down
wear through
bitten into
eaten away at
become threadbare
gone to seed
more ❯
“Over time the chemicals in the smoke will wear down the walls, and eventually, the walls will collapse and break.”
Verb
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Past tense for to cause to become weary or fatigued
exhausted
fatigued
tired
drained
broke
brake
enervated
frazzled
overworked
overwrought
sapped
tired out
tuckered
weakened
wore out
wearied
did in
debilitated
overtired
pooped
knocked out
wore
prostrated
busted
killed
took it out of
pooped out
tuckered out
outwore
washed out
more ❯
“As was his wont, Medved tried primarily to wear down his opponent with continuous attacks.”
Verb
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Past tense for to gradually exhaust or drain away
drained
depleted
dissipated
eroded
exhausted
bled
impoverished
sapped
strained
undermined
overcame
wore away
bled dry
chipped away at
slowly diminished
slowly lessened
slowly reduced
gradually overcame
consumed
sucked dry
dried
played out
took up
absorbed
burned
devoured
diverted
freed from
catheterized
wasted
broken
drawn off
run through
drawn down
gotten through
gone through
been through
taken up
gotten rid of
gotten last drop
worn down
more ❯
“The foreigners arrive and slowly wear down the patience of the locals with their lack of self-control and obliviousness to the local customs.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to decrease or reduce in strength or intensity
dulled
decreased
diminished
lessened
reduced
degraded
mitigated
moderated
weakened
abated
attenuated
blunted
curbed
curtailed
cut
dampened
depreciated
depressed
diluted
quelled
tapered
allayed
alleviated
contracted
deadened
decremented
eased
eroded
impaired
lowered
minimisedUK
minimizedUS
restrained
shrank
shrunk
subsided
waned
damped
de-escalated
downsized
dwindled
ebbed
lightened
muffled
muted
palliated
softened
abased
assuaged
cushioned
cut back
cut down
petered out
rolled back
smothered
soothed
squelched
stifled
subdued
toned down
wore away
eased off
tailed off
took the bite out
took the edge off
took the sting out
wound down
put a damper on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to rapidly or forcefully penetrate or break through
broke through
breached
destroyed
infiltrated
penetrated
battered down
broke down
burst through
came through
broken through
broken down
come through
worn down
Verb
▲
Past tense for to wear away gradually
ate
corroded
eroded
abraded
crumbled
disintegrated
dissolved
consumed
decayed
rotted
damaged
decomposed
destroyed
gnawed
gnew
spoiledUS
spoiltUK
bit
dissipated
exhausted
fretted
liquefied
melted
moltUS
nibbled
rusted
wore away
bit at
bit into
burned into
burned through
wasted away
wears through
gnawed away
ran through
eaten
gnawn
worn
bitten
worn away
worn down
eaten away
bitten into
eaten away at
bitten at
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to defeat or overcome
broke down
defeated
beat
overcame
conquered
licked
mastered
quelled
crushed
destroyed
overthrew
overwhelmed
knocked down
smashed down
Verb
▲
Past tense for to degenerate or weaken the strength or vitality of
blunted
weakened
impaired
sapped
disabled
debilitated
crippled
enfeebled
depleted
devitalized
enervated
etiolated
vitiated
prostrated
tired
ate away
wore away
attenuated
undermined
eroded
reduced
lowered
lessened
subverted
wasted
softened
ruined
destroyed
wrecked
indisposed
worn down
eaten away
worn away
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to smooth by rubbing or applying friction
rubbed
ground
grinded
rasped
filed
sanded
buffed
honed
excoriated
scraped
abraded
scoured
wore away
eroded
frayed
wore
frazzled
corroded
chafed
galled
corraded
fretted
grated
sandpapered
rubbed down
ground down
bit into
scraped away
gnawed away at
polished
worn away
worn down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to convince, or cause to believe, through reason or argument
persuaded
convinced
induced
coaxed
got
gat
influenced
enticed
swayed
urged
caused
coerced
compelled
inveigled
prompted
cajoled
encouraged
inclined
instigated
motivated
advised
disposed
impelled
impressed
incited
lured
moved
sold
tempted
brought
counselledUK
counseledUS
drove
drave
exhorted
leaded
led
made
procured
reasoned
converted
drew
enlisted
propagandisedUK
propagandizedUS
proselytisedUK
proselytizedUS
brainwashed
proselyted
argued into
brought around
talked into
wheedled into
won over
caused to believe
converted to
got round
led to do
pleaded with
pressed someone into
pressured someone into
pressurized into
prevailed on
reasoned someone into
turned somebody on to
worked over
brought to senses
led to believe
prevailed upon
prodded into
talked round
twisted someone's arm
brought round
gained confidence of
won argument
proved to
sold one on
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