wear down

== English == === Verb === wear down (third-person singular simple present wears down, present participle wearing down, simple past wore down, past participle worn down) To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue. (sports) To make the opponent tired after using a strategy while conserving own energy to attack later. To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wear,‎ down. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:fatigue ==== Coordinate terms ==== grind down (often synonymous; sometimes hyponymous) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====