Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : TIRE , EXHAUST
2 : to make useless especially by long or hard usage
3 : ERASE , EFFACE
4 : to endure through : OUTLAST < wear out a storm>
5 : to consume (as time) tediously < wear out idle days>
intransitive verb : to become useless from long or excessive wear or use