wear off's Usage Examples:

autograph his Gibson Les Paul with a screwdriver so the letters would never wear off.

The grit will thus wear off the sharp edge of the glass.

castanea) has yellow tips to its feathers when newly molted, but these wear off, leaving the bird all black; at the same time, a green wattle grows above.

limited releases after the 1970s, as the faux live theatre appeal began to wear off and more films opted for a "blockbuster" approach of opening to as many.

During this, the effects of the monocane begin to wear off and Griffin returns to sanity apologizing for his crimes by saying I meddled in things that man must leave alone.

Henry"s stockpiled testoons were covered in a thin layer of silver which had a tendency to wear off.

but those on the upper surface soon wear off; those on the under surface persist longer but eventually wear off too.

But that will wear off as she gets older.

stains reach their peak color, they hold for a few days, then gradually wear off by way of exfoliation, typically within one to three weeks.

along the outline, elliptic, about 31⁄2 mm long and 11⁄2 mm wide, thinly silky haired but densely hairy on the edge, and the hairs seldomly wear off.

] Plus, even though there are 17 great locations to visit, once you've been to them several times, the novelty starts to wear off.

All personnel of major detachments wear officer cut uniforms.

Ulrich lied about the effectiveness of her surgery - the effects begin to wear off, leaving her in a fearless state once again.

Synonyms:

wear down, deteriorate, ablate, scuff, wear, wear out, wear thin,

Antonyms:

fuse, saddle, lodge, burden, dock,