2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other. ``If I the night outwear.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
outwear — [out΄wer′] vt. outwore, outworn, outwearing 1. to wear out; use up 2. to be more lasting than; outlast 3. to outgrow or outlive 4. to exhaust, as in strength … English World dictionary
outwear — /owt wair /, v.t., outwore, outworn, outwearing. 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well made product that outwears its competition. 2. to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him. 3. to outlive or outgrow:… … Universalium
outwear — transitive verb (outwore; outworn; wearing) Date: circa 1541 1. wear out, exhaust 2. to last longer than < a fabric that outwears others > … New Collegiate Dictionary
outwear — verb a) To wear out Crushed impotent beneath this reign of terror, b) To outlast Dazed with mysteries of woe and error … Wiktionary
outwear — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To survive] Syn. sustain, last longer than, outlast; see continue 1 , endure 1 , survive 1 . 2. [To exhaust] Syn. spend, wear out, deplete; see tire 1 , 2 , weary 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To live, exist, or… … English dictionary for students
outwear — out wear || ‚aÊŠt wÉœr / wɜə v. exist longer than; endure longer than; wear out, make worn from use … English contemporary dictionary
outwear — verb (past outwore; past participle outworn) last longer than … English new terms dictionary
outwear — v 1. outlast, wear down, tire out, exhaust, weary, fatigue, weaken, fag, fag out, poop out; waste, dissipate, deplete, erode, destroy; protract, prolong, draw out, drag or spin out. 2.See outlast(defs. 1, 3) … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
outwear — out•wear [[t]ˌaʊtˈwɛər[/t]] v. t. wore, worn, wear•ing 1) to wear or last longer than; outlast 2) to exhaust in strength or endurance 3) to wear out; destroy by wearing • Etymology: 1535–45 … From formal English to slang
outwear — /aʊtˈwɛə/ (say owt wair) verb (t) (outwore, outworn, outwearing) 1. to wear or last longer than; outlast. 2. to outlive or outgrow. 3. to wear out; consume by wearing. 4. to exhaust in strength or endurance. 5. to pass time …
