Definition Dictionary

To wear away, scrape, or roughen a surface through friction.

Approval expressed openly by a group, often through a voice vote.

To waste away or become weaker through lack of use.

To leave someone thoroughly puzzled or frustrated.

Left without something needed or valued, often through loss.

To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.

Covering the important parts of a subject thoroughly.

Careful to do one's work thoroughly and responsibly.

To exchange thoughts or information through conversation.

The act of deliberately misleading someone through false statements or appearances.

Capable of being shown clearly through evidence, reasoning, or an example.

To establish through evidence or reasoning that something is false.

Deceit through contradictory words or conduct.

Extremely thin and weakened, especially through lack of nourishment.

To strive to equal or surpass a model through imitation.

An attempt to match or surpass a model through imitation.

To hold someone's attention completely through fascination or delight.

Thorough enough to cover all relevant aspects.

Thoroughly and with all relevant details considered.

Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.

Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.

Gained directly through personal experience or observation.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

Made stale or unoriginal through excessive use.