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logorare

to wear out

verb loh-goh-RAH-reh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

to exhaust

Usage Note

Logorare uses the auxiliary avere and describes gradual wear — of objects (logorare le scarpe — to wear out shoes) and figuratively of people or relationships (la tensione lo sta logorando — the stress is wearing him out). The reflexive logorarsi means 'to wear oneself out'. The related noun is logorio (m) — constant wear and tear.

Examples

"Lo stress continuo logora la salute."

Natural Translation

Constant stress wears down one's health.

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