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Webster 1913 Edition


Overwear

Oˊver-wear′

(-wâr′)
,
Verb.
T.
To wear too much; to wear out.
Drayton.

Definition 2024


overwear

overwear

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vərˈwɛər/

Verb

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

  1. To wear out; to exhaust.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

over + -wear

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoʊ.vərˌwɛər/

Noun

overwear (uncountable)

  1. outer clothing