outwear

[ out-wair ]

/ ˌaʊtˈwɛər /

to wear or last longer than; outlast: a well-made product that outwears its competition.

to exhaust in strength or endurance: The daily toil had soon outworn him.

to outlive or outgrow: Perhaps he will outwear those eccentricities.

to wear out; destroy by wearing: A child outwears clothes quickly.

to pass (time): trying to outwear the hours by reading.

Origin of outwear

First recorded in 1535–45; out- + wear

The brand succeeded most in the outwear, large leather goods, and mens accessories categories.

Isabel Marant Lands at H&M; Burberry Breaks $1 Billion |The Fashion Beast Team |November 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
You wilfully misunderstand my attitude; you outwear 93 my patience.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
This Brussels will outwear two ingrain carpets, at a very little advance on the first cost.

Hope Mills |Amanda M. Douglas
In proportion as I outwear my past, and change my present abysmal ignorance into knowledge, so shall I become free.

Ghosts I Have Seen |Violet Tweedale

Such a worm gear will, I fancy, outwear a dozen of the scientific sort.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 |Various
"'Tis I that am more like to outwear your patience, fair Judith," said he.

Judith Shakespeare |William Black

outwear

/ (ˌaʊtˈwɛə) /

to use up or destroy by wearing

to last or wear longer than

to outlive, outgrow, or develop beyond

to deplete or exhaust in strength, determination, etc