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die-outs

|die-out-s|

/ˈdaɪˌaʊt/

(die-out)

cease to exist; disappear

Base Form	Plural	Present	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle
die-out	die-outs	die out	dies out	died out	died out	dying out

Etymology

Etymology Information

'die-out' originates from Modern English, formed as a compound of the verb 'die' and the particle 'out'. The verb 'die' ultimately traces back to Proto-Germanic '*dau-' meaning 'to die', and 'out' comes from Old English 'ūt' meaning 'out'.

Historical Evolution

'die' evolved from Proto-Germanic '*dau-' into Old English verb forms and then Middle English 'dien'/'die', while 'out' comes from Old English 'ūt'; the two combined in Modern English as the phrasal verb 'die out' and as the noun 'die-out'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'die' primarily meant 'cease living'; when combined with 'out', the compound acquired both the literal sense 'become extinct' and extended figurative senses such as 'fade away' or 'stop being used'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

an instance or process of dying out; disappearance or extinction (often of species, practices, languages, or trends).

Researchers documented several die-outs of local bird species after the habitat was destroyed.

Synonyms

extinction disappearancedying offfade-out

Antonyms

emergence survival proliferation

Verb 1

phrasal verb: to stop existing, to become extinct, or to gradually cease to be seen, used, or active.

Many traditional crafts are dying out as younger people move to cities.

Synonyms