"wear down" in German to wear down etw. abnutzen abnützen verschleißen abtragen mürbe machen zermürben aufreiben Detailed translations for "wear down" to wear down to wear down(also: to wear away, to wear {wore, worn}, to wear out sth.) etw. abnutzen to wear down(also: outworn}, to wear away, to wear {wore, worn}) abnützen to wear down(also: to wear away, to wear {wore, worn}, to wear out sth.) verschleißen to wear down(also: to wear away, to wear {wore, worn}, to wear out sth.) abtragen{transitive verb} to wear down mürbe machen to wear down zermürben to wear down aufreiben{transitive verb}