Gradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out. [Mid-1800s]
| Idioms: die out |
Gradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out. [Mid-1800s]
| WordNet: die out |
The verb has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
become extinct
Synonym: die off
Meaning #2:
cut or shape with a die
Synonym: die
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| edger (metallurgy) |
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