verb/y.ze/
to wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, grind down, run in; to use (used with de)
“Trois kilomètres à pied, ça use les souliers.” — Three kilometers on foot wears out the shoes.
Inherited from Old French user, from Early Medieval Latin ūsāre, frequentative from Latin ūtī. Cognate with Italian usare, Spanish usar.