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]

Example Sentences

On Saturday the rain brought by Storm Claudia will die out and on Sunday the colder air starts to arrive from the north.

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Ms Kril said that Atlantic salmon would have "died out" as a result.

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Normally stalling storms tend to be dying out, as they pull up cold water from the depths of the ocean and are exposed to wavy, up-and-down winds in the atmosphere tearing them apart.

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Of course, these recipes still exist today because of others who also believed that Korean royal court cuisine should belong to the people and not die out with the monarchy.

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In these mice, the NK cells died out within two weeks, and the cancer spread unchecked.

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• recede 
• retire 
• retreat 
• sink 
• wane