die out

verb

died out; dying out; dies out

intransitive verb

: to become extinct

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As these wild females die out, the population drops, and the fly is ultimately eliminated. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025 Perhaps, experts speculated, ancient iguanas were more widespread, and the ancestors of the Fiji iguanas died out, making the island species be the odd lizards out. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025 Even though almost all species died out after the mass extinction event, none of the ecological niches were lost. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 4 June 2025 Despite that virulence, some forms of plague did ultimately die out. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for die out

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Jul. 2025.

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