Associations to the word «Perish»

Wiktionary

PERISH, verb. (intransitive) To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
PERISH, verb. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
PERISH, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To cause to perish.

Dictionary definition

PERISH, verb. Pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102".

Wise words

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