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- [dahy out]
- /daɪ aʊt/
- /daɪ ˈaʊt/
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- [dahy out]
- /daɪ aʊt/
Definitions of die out words
- phrasal verb die out If something dies out, it becomes less and less common and eventually disappears completely. 3
- phrasal verb die out If something such as a fire or wind dies out, it gradually stops burning or blowing. 3
- verb die out (of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left 3
- verb die out to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline 3
- noun die out to go out of existence 3
- verb without object die out to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead. 1
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Origin of die out
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English dien, deien < Old Norse deyja. Cf. dead, death
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Parts of speech for Die out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
die out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
die out usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for die out
verb die out
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- slacken — If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- ebb — the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- wane — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
Antonyms for die out
verb die out
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
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