die out

verb

1. (of a family, race, etc) to die one after another until few or none are left
2. to become extinct, esp after a period of gradual decline

Idioms and Phrases

Gradually become extinct, as in As technology advances, and Western culture spreads, many folk traditions are dying out . [Mid-1800s]

Related Words

• abandon
• depart
• die
• dissipate
• dissolve
• escape
• evaporate
• expire
• fade
• flee
• fly
• go
• leave
• melt
• perish
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• sink
• wane