Antonyms for die
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : daɪ |
Definition of die
Origin :- mid-12c., possibly from Old Danish døja or Old Norse deyja "to die, pass away," both from Proto-Germanic *dawjanan (cf. Old Frisian deja "to kill," Old Saxon doian, Old High German touwen, Gothic diwans "mortal"), from PIE root *dheu- (3) "to pass away, become senseless" (cf. Old Irish dith "end, death," Old Church Slavonic daviti, Russian davit' "to choke, suffer").
- It has been speculated that Old English had *diegan, from the same source, but it is not in any of the surviving texts and the preferred words were steorfan (see starve), sweltan (see swelter), wesan dead, also forðgan and other euphemisms.
- Languages usually don't borrow words from abroad for central life experiences, but "die" words are an exception, because they are often hidden or changed euphemistically out of superstitious dread. A Dutch euphemism translates as "to give the pipe to Maarten." Regularly spelled dege through 15c., and still pronounced "dee" by some in Lancashire and Scotland. Used figuratively (of sounds, etc.) from 1580s. Related: Died; dies.
- verb pass away; stop living
- verb wither, dwindle
- She might die, and if he ever returned it would be to realize the loss he had sustained.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He must be a cursed scoundrel to leave that poor lad there to die!
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- This operation is performed by the aid of a punch and die fitted into a screw-press.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- They have shown themselves anxious to live for it and to die for it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Absolute directness was a part of her nature; she could die, but not manouvre.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- What opening for extrication, unless, indeed, Emilia should die?
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- And did her beauty gladden me, for that one moment, and then die?
- Extract from : « The Vision of the Fountain (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- In a land of healing miracles, neighbors must not suffer and die unattended.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He would rather live and die in fear than change this concept of God.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- All I ask, said Stokes, is to be laid by that officer that I may die in his presence.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
Synonyms for die
- abate
- bate
- be no more
- be taken
- break down
- breathe one's last
- cease to exist
- conk
- croak
- crumble
- decay
- decease
- decline
- degenerate
- demise
- depart
- deteriorate
- dilapidate
- diminish
- disappear
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- drown
- ease off
- ebb
- end
- expire
- fade
- fade away
- fade out
- fail
- fall
- finish
- fizzle out
- give up the ghost
- go bad
- go downhill
- go way of all flesh
- halt
- kick the bucket
- lapse
- let up
- lose power
- melt away
- moderate
- molder
- pass
- perish
- peter out
- rankle
- recede
- relinquish life
- rest in peace
- retrograde
- rot
- run down
- run low
- run out
- sink
- slacken
- stop
- subside
- succumb
- suffocate
- vanish
- wane
- weaken
- wear away
- wilt
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