be destroyed; die; expire; wither, wilt; spoil
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Perished Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Perish
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Perish
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"
(synonym) die, decease, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
(verb-group) die
