Definition of perish

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Perish (v. i.) To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away..

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Endure :: Endure (v. i.) To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.
Agave :: Agave (n.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses..
Unperishably :: Unperishably (adv.) Imperishably.
Slight :: Slight (superl.) Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable; unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; -- applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable) structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain, and the like..
Unperishable :: Unperishable (a.) Imperishable.
Affamish :: Affamish (v. t. & i.) To afflict with, or perish from, hunger..
Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To die; to perish.
Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To perish or die with cold.
Perisse :: Perisse (v. i.) To perish.
Corruptible :: Corruptible (n.) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
Depart :: Depart (v. i.) To pass away; to perish.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be extinguished.
Emperished :: Emperished (a.) Perished; decayed.
Damp Off :: Damp off () To decay and perish through excessive moisture.
Perishment :: Perishment (n.) The act of perishing.
Viperish :: Viperish (a.) Somewhat like a viper; viperous.
Ruin :: Ruin (v. i.) To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or dilapidated; to perish.
Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade..
Drown :: Drown (v. i.) To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
Spoil :: Spoil (v. t.) To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.
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