wear down

exhaust; win through perseverance

Verb
1. exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
(synonym) tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, fag out, fag, fatigue
(hypernym) indispose
(hyponym) exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out
(cause) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade

become dull or weak, use until worn Confinement in a prison began to wear down his spirit.

Synonyms and related words:
ablate, abrade, affect, argue into, beat, bend, bias, bring over, bring round, bring to reason, burn out, captivate, charm, color, con, convince, debilitate, dispose, do in, do up, drain, draw over, enervate, erode, exhaust, fag, fag out, fatigue, flag, fray, frazzle, fret, gain, gain over, harass, hook, hook in, incline, induce, influence, jade, knock out, knock up, lead, move, outtalk, overfatigue, overstrain, overtire, overweary, persuade, poop, poop out, predispose, prevail on, prevail upon, prevail with, prompt, prostrate, rub off, sell, sell one on, soften up, sway, talk into, talk over, tatter, tinge, tire, tire out, tire to death, tone, tucker, use up, wangle, wangle into, weaken, wear, wear away, wear off, wear on, wear out, wear ragged, weary, weather, weigh with, wilt, win, win over, wind, work
  

phrv. ค่อยๆ สึกกร่อน, กร่อนทีละน้อย, ค่อยเสื่อมลง (syn. wear away, wear off); ทำให้ (ศัตรู) ยอมจำนน, ยอมแพ้; ทำให้อ่อนล้า, ทำให้เหนื่อยล้า, ทำให้เหน็ดเหนื่อย, ทำให้อ่อนแรง (syn. wear away); เถียงจน (บางคน) แพ้, เถียงจน (บางคน) ยอมจำนน