die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

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Nearly 2,000 would die out of a state population officials here put at between 8,000 and 11,000. Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Apr. 2025 Manual transmissions in new cars are not-so-quickly dying out, but dying out nonetheless, displaced by EVs, dual-clutch transmissions, and basic market forces. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025 It is thought that dire wolves died out as their prey did. Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025 The dinosaurs died out, the arboreal mammals declined, and the terrestrial mammals thrived. Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for die out

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of die out was in 1853

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“Die out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/die%20out. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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