overwear

present singular third person overwears · participle present overwearing · past overwore · participle past overworn

1. transitiveTo wear out; to exhaust.

   Synonyms: exhaust, tax, wear

2. transitiveTo 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

1. uncountableouter clothing