Phrase guide

die out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become extinct.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The dinosaurs died out a long time ago.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: die off

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cease gradually.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • The prejudice has died out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

become extinct

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Dinosaurs died out

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: die off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disappear, vanish, go away

4

verb

Meaning 4

cut or shape with a die

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Die out leather for belts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: die

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cut out

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِنْقَرَضَ (inqaraḍa) — to become extinct
  • Arabic: اَنْقَرَض (angaraḍ) — to become extinct
  • Azerbaijani: nəsli kəsilmək — to become extinct
  • Belarusian: выміра́ць (vymirácʹ) — to become extinct
  • Belarusian: вы́мерці (výmjerci) — to become extinct
  • Catalan: extingir-se — to become extinct
  • Czech: vyhynout — to become extinct
  • Danish: uddø — to become extinct
  • Danish: dø ud — to become extinct
  • Esperanto: formorti — to become extinct
  • Finnish: kuolla sukupuuttoon — to become extinct
  • French: s'éteindre — to become extinct
  • German: aussterben — to become extinct
  • Hungarian: kipusztul — to become extinct
  • Hungarian: kihal — to become extinct
  • Hungarian: ploopsé — to become extinct
  • Icelandic: deyja út — to become extinct
  • Japanese: 死に絶える (shinitaeru) — to become extinct
  • Northern Kurdish: qelîn — to become extinct
  • Latin: emorior — to become extinct
  • Latin: abolēscō — to become extinct
  • Latvian: izmirt — to become extinct
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dø ut — to become extinct
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døy ut — to become extinct
  • Polish: wymierać — to become extinct
  • Polish: wymrzeć — to become extinct
  • Portuguese: desaparecer — to become extinct
  • Romanian: dispărea — to become extinct
  • Russian: вымира́ть (vymirátʹ) — to become extinct
  • Russian: вы́мереть (výmeretʹ) — to become extinct
  • Spanish: extinguirse — to become extinct
  • Swedish: dö ut — to become extinct
  • Turkish: soyu tükenmek — to become extinct
  • Ukrainian: вимира́ти (vymyráty) — to become extinct
  • Ukrainian: ви́мерти (výmerty) — to become extinct