wear down

/wˈeə dˈaʊn/

/wˈɛɹ dˈaʊn/

to wear down

MAIN VERB

deteriorate through use or stress

synonyms : wear

exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

synonyms : fag

antonyms : refresh

Examples

1. The locals, under the moral leadership of Mayor Orden and the town doctor, gradually wear down the morale of their enemies.

2. Over the next few months, the Royalist forces steadily wore down the resistance army.

3. Things like this can really wear down your prefrontal cortex.

4. The grit gradually wears down their teeth.