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perish

pe·rish

UK/ˈpeɹəʃ/ US/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ fairly common

verb

1.

pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

  • “She died from cancer”
  • “They children perished in the fire”
  • “The patient went peacefully”
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Origin

From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”).

Phrases

  • do a perish
  • perish the thought
  • publish or perish

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