English dictionary
perish
/'p/E/r/I//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
ExamplesThe children perished in the fire.
Antonyms be bornSource: WordNet 3.0
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To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away.
Source: webster1913
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To cause perish.
Source: webster1913