per·ish
per·ish/ˈperiSH/
verb
suffer death, typically in a violent, sudden, or untimely way.
"a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease"
synonyms: die, lose one's life, be killed, fall, expire, meet one's death, be lost, lay down one's life, breathe one's last, draw one's last breath, pass away, go the way of all flesh, give up the ghost, go to glory, meet one's maker, go to one's last resting place, cross the great divide, bite the dust, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, croak, flatline, turn up one's toes, shuffle off this mortal coil, go the way of the dinosaurs, conk out, buy it, snuff it, peg out, pop one's clogs, hop the twig/stick, bite the big one, buy the farm, check out, hand in one's dinner pail, go bung, exit, decease, depart this life
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6 days ago · transitive verb. 1. chiefly British : to cause to die : destroy. 2. : weaken, benumb.
verb (used without object) to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake. Synonyms: expire. to pass away or disappear:
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
intransitive. Of an object or substance: to decay, deteriorate, or rot; to fall into ruin or disrepair. Also: to be destroyed or devastated.
To perish means to die. Your brother's goldfish might perish if he forgets to feed it — so be sure to remind him that Goldie needs her dinner!
5 senses: 1. to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way 2. to cause to suffer 3. to rot 4. → See perish the thought! 5. →.
PERISH meaning: 1 : to die or be killed; 2 : to disappear or be destroyed to cease to exist.
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