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perish definition

per·ish (per′is̸h)

intransitive verb

  1. to be destroyed, ruined, or wiped out
  2. to die; esp., to die a violent or untimely death

Etymology: ME perischen < extended stem of OFr perir < L perire, to go through, perish < per-, through (see per) + ire, to go: see year

perish Idioms

perish the thought!

do not even consider such a possibility!

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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