[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

wear away
     v 1: cut away in small pieces syn: whittle away, whittle down
     2: diminish, as by friction; "erosion wore away the surface"
        syn: wear off
     3: become ground down or deteriorate; "her confidence eroded"
        syn: erode, gnaw, gnaw at, eat at
see also:
whittle away whittle down wear off erode gnaw gnaw at 
eat at 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

209 moby thesaurus words for "wear away":
   abate, ablate, abrade, abrase, absorb, abstract, assimilate,
   atomize, bark, bate, be all over, be consumed, be eaten away,
   be gone, be no more, become extinct, become void, bite,
   bleed white, blow over, break, break up, burn up, cave in, cease,
   cease to be, cease to exist, chafe, collapse, come apart,
   come unstuck, conk out, consume, consume away, corrode, crack up,
   crumble, crumble into dust, curtail, decay, decline, decompose,
   decrease, deduct, deliquesce, dematerialize, depart, deplete,
   depreciate, derogate, detract, die, die away, die out, digest,
   diminish, disappear, disintegrate, disjoin, disorganize, disparage,
   dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, dive, do a fade-out, drain,
   drain of resources, dribble away, droop, drop, drop off, dwindle,
   eat, eat away, eat up, ebb, erase, erode, evanesce, evaporate,
   exhaust, exit, expend, expire, extract, fade, fade away, fade out,
   fail, faint, fall, fall away, fall off, fall to pieces, file,
   file away, finish, finish off, fission, fizzle out, flag, flee,
   fly, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, give out, give way, gnaw,
   gnaw away, go, go away, go downhill, go out, go soft, go to pieces,
   gobble, gobble up, grate, graze, grind, have it, have its time,
   hide, hit the skids, impair, impoverish, ingest, languish, lapse,
   leach, leave no trace, leave the scene, lessen, let up, melt,
   melt away, molder, pass, pass away, pass out, peg out, perish,
   peter out, pine, plummet, plunge, poop out, purify, rasp, raze,
   reduce, refine, remove, retire from sight, retrench, rub away,
   rub off, rub out, run its course, run low, run out, sag, scour,
   scrape, scrub, scuff, shorten, shrink, sink, sink away, skin,
   spend, split, squander, subduct, subside, subtract, suck dry,
   suffer an eclipse, swallow, swallow up, tail off, take away,
   take from, tatter, thin, thin out, use up, vanish,
   vanish from sight, wane, waste, waste away, weaken, wear,
   wear down, wear off, wear out, wear ragged, wear thin, weather,
   weed, wilt, withdraw, yield

Away >> A Words
Away, definition of term: Away
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Come Away >> C Words
Come Away, definition of term: Come Away
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Cut Away >> C Words
Cut Away, definition of term: Cut Away
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Get Away >> G Words
Get Away, definition of term: Get Away
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Give Away >> G Words
Give Away, definition of term: Give Away
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Fall Away >> F Words
Fall Away, definition of term: Fall Away
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Chip Away >> C Words
Chip Away, definition of term: Chip Away
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Blow Away >> B Words
Blow Away, definition of term: Blow Away
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Break Away >> B Words
Break Away, definition of term: Break Away
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Carry Away >> C Words
Carry Away, definition of term: Carry Away
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