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die out 1. Lit. [for a species or family] to perish totally because of the failure to produce offspring. l am the last one in the family, so I guess our line will die out with me. The owls might die out if you ruin their nesting area. 2. Fig. [for an idea, practice, style, etc.] to fade away through time. That way of doing things died out a long time ago. It died out like the horse and buggy. die out to stop existing Bird-lovers thought a number of songbirds had died out, but they are back and noisier than ever. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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