Perish Definition
pĕrĭsh
perished, perishes
verb
perished, perishes
To be destroyed, ruined, or wiped out.
Webster's New World
To die; esp., to die a violent or untimely death.
Webster's New World
To pass from existence; disappear gradually.
American Heritage
To spoil or deteriorate.
American Heritage
To bring to destruction; destroy.
American Heritage
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idiom
perish the thought
- Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.
American Heritage
perish the thought!
- let's not even consider such a possibility!
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Perish
Origin of Perish
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From Middle English perishen, from Old French periss-, stem of certain parts of perir, from Latin perÄ«re (“to pass away, perish"), present active infinitive of pereō, from per (“through") + eō (“to go"); see iter.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English perishen from Old French perir periss- to perish from Latin perīre per- per- īre to go ei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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