outwear v 1: last longer than others; "This material outwears all others" 2: exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {fag out}, {fag}, {fatigue}] [ant: {freshen}, {refresh}, {refreshen}]
Outwear \Out*wear"\, v. t. 1. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other. "If I the night outwear." --Pope. [1913 Webster]