wear down

Verb

 * 1) To cause (someone) physical or mental fatigue.
 * The eight hour shift in the mine began to wear Tim down after a few months.
 * 1) To eventually persuade or defeat (someone) through persistent effort.
 * At first she refused to buy the kids sweets, but eventually they wore her down.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:fatigue

Translations

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 * Mandarin: 使疲勞, 使厭煩
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