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to die

to die

3 8.9
To stop wanting ordinary things to focus on spiritual life
  • verb
  • /daɪ/
: extinguirse
  • This is a way in which we can die to our individuality.
  • die to the ego

This is a way in which we can die to our individuality.

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Examples

  • Because of this, the old woman died completely, and we today die completely.

    Academic text (1999)

  • It's, it's a feeling that one is, has already died when one is still alive.

  • But attachment to the world must die in order for one to be born into the Spirit.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Don't let it die with you.

    Waterworld (1995)

  • The old Adam (and Eve) is to die and people are to be reborn in Christ.

    Academic text (1990)

  • He felt like he had to die to his old self in order to embrace a new beginning.

  • When she realized the harsh truth, she knew she had to die to her previous beliefs.

  • In meditation, many strive to die to their ego and achieve inner peace.

Synonyms

to die out
vsto die
44 3.7

To stop existing over time, for example animals or traditions

means becoming personally indifferent rather than an entire thing ending
to die down
vsto die
44 2.7

To become less strong or loud over time

means becoming personally indifferent rather than external intensity decreasing
to die away
vsto die
9 4.2

To become quieter and then stop

means becoming personally indifferent and not emotionally affected

Antonyms

to care
∞ 1.0

To feel that someone or something matters to you

to engage
39 3.5

To keep someone's full attention

Idioms

to die for
  • Informal
36 7.9

So attractive and wanted that people would do a lot to have it

do or die
  • Informal
19 6.7

A situation when you must succeed because failure is not allowed

to live and die by
  • Informal
6 7.2

To depend completely on a belief or rule

cross my heart and hope to die
  • Informal
3 8.2

To promise honestly that you are telling the truth

live by the sword, die by the sword
3 8.3

People who use violence are likely to die violently

to die a thousand deaths
  • Informal
2 8.6

To feel very afraid or worried many times

sine die
  • Formal
1 9.9

With no date set to meet again

to die on one's arse
  • Offensive
9.9

To feel very bored and not interested in what is happening

Phrasal Verbs

to die of
560 1.1

To stop living because of a cause like disease or old age

to die out
44 3.7

To stop existing over time, for example animals or traditions

to die down
44 2.7

To become less strong or loud over time

to die hard
34 7.3

To last for a long time even when people try to stop or change it

to die off
28 5.8

Plants or animals gradually become fewer until none remain

to die away
9 4.2

To become quieter and then stop

to die back
  • Specialized
1 6.7

Plant shoots or leaves stop living from the tips inward

Compounds

do-or-die
  • Informal
5 7.2

Willing to do anything to succeed when the situation is urgent

never-say-die
  • Informal
3 7.4

A person who shows strong hope and refuses to give up

do-or-die moment
  • Informal
1 6.0

A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure

tool-and-die work
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Work of designing, making, and fixing metal tools and forms used to make parts

die-sinker
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A person who cuts designs in metal to make stamps for coins or medals

blanking die
  • Specialized
9.8

A tool that cuts flat material into an exact shape in one step

live-and-die
  • Australian
9.9

A small bush from the tropics whose leaves fold when touched and that has sharp thorns

How Sensitive

to die
3 8.9
to harden
12 3.9
to callous
1 7.9

Surface Forms

die infinitive
dying present participle
dies third person singular
died past
died past participle

Etymology

To die to something in a spiritual sense comes from the main idea of stopping or leaving behind; it means to 'give up' one part of life so it no longer controls you, as if that part has 'stopped'.