wear away

Pronunciation:			wehr u'wey
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	Definition:		[v]  become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" [v]  diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface" [v]  cut away in small pieces
	Synonyms:		eat at, erode, gnaw, gnaw at, wear off, whittle away, whittle down
	See Also:		abrade, abrase, corrade, crumble, damage, decay, delapidate, remove, rub down, rub off, take, take away, withdraw