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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wear away
v
  1. cut away in small pieces [syn: whittle away, {whittle down}, wear away]
  2. diminish, as by friction; "Erosion wore away the surface"
    Synonym(s): wear away, wear off
  3. become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
    Synonym(s): erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at, wear away
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