overwearing

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To wear out; to exhaust.

   Synonyms:

   exhaust, tax, wear

2. (transitive) To wear (an item of clothing) too frequently.
   • Because permanent press garments remain fresh looking, there is a tendency to overwear them, thus permitting them to become too heavily soiled.1966, Family Perspective, volumes 1-4, page 37

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