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wore ; worn ; wear.ing [ME weren, fr. OE werian; akin to ON verja to clothe, invest, spend, L vestis clothing, garment, Gk hennynai to clothe] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to bear or have on the person <wore a coat> 2 a: to use habitually for clothing, adornment, or assistance <~s a toupee> <~ glasses> b: to carry on the person <~ a sword> 3 a: to hold the rank or dignity or position signified by (an ornament) <~ the royal crown> b: exhibit, present <wore a happy smile> <commend the book for ~ing its research so lightly --Brad Leithauser> c: to show or fly (a flag or colors) on a ship 4 a: to cause to deteriorate by use b: to impair or diminish by use or attrition: consume or waste gradually <letters on the stone worn away by weathering> 5: to produce gradually by friction or attrition <~ a hole in the rug> 6: to exhaust or lessen the strength of: weary, fatigue 7: to cause |
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1 a: to endure use: last under use or the passage of time <material that will ~ for years> b: to retain quality or vitality 2 a: to diminish or decay through use <the heels of his shoes began to ~> b: to diminish or fail with the passage of time <the effect of the drug wore off> <the day wore on> c: to grow or become by attrition or use 3 of a ship: to change to an opposite tack by turning the stern to the wind--compare tack -- wear.er n -- wear on : irritate, fray -- wear the trousers or wear the pants : to have the controlling authority in a household -- wear thin 1: to become weak or ready to give way <my patience was wearing thin> 2: to become trite, unconvincing, or out-of-date <an argument that quickly wore thin> |