the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > deteriorate in condition [verb (intransitive)] > waste away > wear > wear out (3)
to wear out, forth, of something which holds good for a limited time: To determine, expire. Obsolete.
To impair by wear; to wear out.
literal and figurative. With certain modifying adverbs. to burn out, forth: to burst out in flame (archaic). to burn out, also (quasi-reflexive and p…