die down

as inlessen
as inlet up
as inlull
as inmoderate
as inwane
as inblow over
as inpeter
as inclear up
as indecrease
as indwindle
as inebb

Antonyms for die down

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences fordie down

And then, so gradually it was hardly noticed, the harassments began to die down.

Let's hope this furore will die down as suddenly as it jumped up.

"If I've got to die, I'll not die down there in a box," she cried.

Then, as the applause did not die down, she fairly scampered out of the room.

"I think the wind is beginning to die down," said Ruth, encouragingly.

She was afraid, and yet reangered just when her wrath was beginning to die down.

He waited, motionless and scornful, for the noise to die down.

Most fuchsias, and tender things which die down, may be kept.

He noticed that already the clamour and agitation was beginning to die down.

The fires had been allowed to die down, so that there was only a little glow where they had been.

die down

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die down

More words related to die down

blow over

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decrease

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