| sap(verb, hurt, ruin, challenge, weaken) |
| scour(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smooth) |
| slowly wear away(expression, idiom) |
| undo by degrees(expression, idiom) |
| wash away gradually(expression, idiom) |
| waste(verb, decline, destroy, overcome, diminish) |
| wear out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, overcome, diminish) |
| abate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| blight |
| decompose(verb, hurt, reduce, destroy, smart) |
| dissipate(verb, exhaust, lose, drain) |
| drop(verb, diminish, lower, lessen, lose) |
| erase(verb, destroy, smooth, clean, spread) |
| exhaust(verb, decline, overcome, diminish, decrease) |
| file(verb, smooth, clean, spread, stroke) |
| gnaw at(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| grind down(verb, deteriorate, wear) |
| shorten(verb, diminish, decrease) |
| wear off(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| ablate(verb, wear) |