die out

British  

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

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die out Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

I tried to explain what Togbe had told me about how the dam had changed salt levels in the Lower Volta, making waterweeds and bilharzia spread, and causing the clams to die out.

From Literature

Many are upset over the way O'Donnell has been treated and are concerned the beloved town could die out or be commercialised.

From BBC

“It’s also extraordinarily expensive, because you can only use the naturally shed feathers of the pegasus—otherwise they’d have died out long ago. A single sail’s worth might take a weaver two years to collect.”

From Literature

Hyrox is a fitness craze that shows no signs of dying out - with 1.3m people expected to compete in an event somewhere in the world this year.

From BBC

Now it was up to Owen to make sure they didn’t die out here.

From Literature

Related Words

• abandon
• depart
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• dissipate
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• expire
• fade
• flee
• fly
• go
• leave
• melt
• perish
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• sink
• wane