grind down
phrasal verbDefinition of grind down
1 : to make (something hard) smaller and smoother by gradually rubbing off tiny bits The old dog's teeth had been ground down by use.
2 : to weaken or destroy (someone or something) gradually Poverty ground her spirit down. These people have been ground down by years of oppression.
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