die out

verb

1. (of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left

2. to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline

Idioms and Phrases

Gradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out. [Mid-1800s]

Related Words

• abandon 
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• recede 
• retire 
• retreat 
• sink 
• wane