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die out

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die 1  (d)
intr.v. died, dy·ing (dng), dies
1. To cease living; become dead; expire.
2. To cease existing, especially by degrees; fade: The sunlight died in the west.
3. To experience an agony or suffering suggestive of that of death: nearly died of embarrassment.
4. Informal To desire something greatly: I am dying for a box of chocolates. She was dying to see the exhibit.
5.
a. To cease operation; stop: If your vehicle dies, stay with it.
b. To be destroyed, as in combat: could see the remains of two aircraft that had died in the attack.
6. To become indifferent: had died to all worldly concerns.
Phrasal Verbs:
die back Botany
To be affected by dieback.
die down
To lose strength; subside: The winds died down.
die off
To undergo a sudden, sharp decline in population: Rabbits were dying off in that county.
die out
To cease living completely; become extinct: tribes and tribal customs that died out centuries ago.
Idioms:
die hard
1. To take a long time in passing out of existence: racial prejudices that die hard.
2. To resist against overwhelming, hopeless odds: radicalism that dies hard.
die on the vine
To fail, as from lack of support, especially at an early stage: a plan that died on the vine.
to die for Informal
Remarkable or highly desirable.

[Middle English dien, probably from Old Norse deyja; see dheu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

die out or off
Verb
to become extinct or disappear after a gradual decline
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.die out - become extinct; "Dinosaurs died out"
disappear, vanish, go away - get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"
2.die out - cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts"
cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"

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