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Definitions for Perish
[1] to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
[2] to pass away or disappear: an age of elegance that has forever perished.
[3] to suffer destruction or ruin: His valuable paintings perished in the fire.
[4] to suffer spiritual death: Save us, lest we perish.
[5] perish the thought , may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
[6] to be destroyed or die, esp in an untimely way
[7] (tr sometimes followed by with or from) to cause to suffer we were perished with cold
[8] to rot leather perishes if exposed to bad weather
[9] perish the thought! may it never be or happen thus
[10] do a perish Australian informal to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation
Words related to Perish
disintegrate, crumble, wither, cease, disappear, vanish, rot, succumb, decease, depart, collapse, pass, corrupt, expire, demise, fall, go, end, waste, decompose
Words nearby Perish
perisalpingitis, perisalpinx, perisarc, periscope, periscopic, perish, perish the thought, perishable, perished, perishing, perisigmoiditis
Origin of Perish
1200–50; Middle English perissen < Old French periss-, long stem of perir < Latin perīre to perish, literally, go through, spend fully, equivalent to per- per- + īre to go
Other words from Perish
per·ish·less , adjective
per·ish·ment , noun
un·per·ished , adjective
Word origin for Perish
C13: from Old French périr, from Latin perīre to pass away entirely, from per- (away) + īre to go
Synonyms for Perish
cease, crumble, disappear, disintegrate, pass away, rot, succumb, vanish, wither, collapse, corrupt, croak, decease, decompose, demise, depart, end, expire, fall, go, pass, waste, OD, be destroyed, be killed, be lost, bite the dust, break down, buy the farm, check out, give up the ghost, go under, kick the bucket, lose life, pass on