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Perish
ˈpɛrɪʃ
Perish definitions
verb
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- die, especially in a violent or sudden way
"a great part of his army perished of hunger and disease"
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- suffer complete ruin or destruction
"must these noble hopes perish so soon?"
- (of rubber, food, etc.) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay
"an abandoned tyre whose rubber had perished"
- be suffering from extreme cold
"I was perished with cold before the end of the day"