Definition of perish

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Perish (v. t.) To cause perish.

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Die :: Die (v. i.) To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or extinct; to be extinguished.
Undying :: Undying (a.) Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the undying souls of men..
Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To die; to perish.
Bona Peritura :: Bona peritura () Perishable goods.
Dying :: Dying (a.) In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal; perishable; as, dying bodies..
Perishment :: Perishment (n.) The act of perishing.
Unperishably :: Unperishably (adv.) Imperishably.
Drown :: Drown (v. i.) To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.
Expire :: Expire (v. i.) To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires to-day; the month expired on Saturday..
Preservatory :: Preservatory (n.) A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay..
Fade :: Fade (a.) To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant..
Rot :: Rot (v. i.) Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become corrupt.
Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.
Depart :: Depart (v. i.) To pass away; to perish.
Decay :: Decay (v. i.) To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay..
Swelter :: Swelter (v. i.) To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat.
Corruptible :: Corruptible (n.) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..
Boating :: Boating (n.) In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to perish..
Famish :: Famish (v. i.) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish..
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