Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb die_down

2 senses of die down

Sense 1
die back, die down -- (suffer from a disease that kills shoots; "The plants near the garage are dying back")
       => shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither -- (wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled")

Sense 2
die down -- (become progressively weaker; "the laughter died down")
       => weaken -- (become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days")