| Main Entry: |
perish |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
die, decline, decay |
Synonyms: |
OD, be destroyed, be killed, be lost, bite the dust,
break down, buy the farm,
cease,
check out*,
collapse,
corrupt, croak,
crumble, decease, decompose,
demise,
depart,
disappear,
disintegrate,
end, expire,
fall, give up the ghost,
go, go under, kick the bucket, lose life,
pass, pass away, pass on,
rot,
succumb,
vanish,
waste*,
wither
|
Antonyms: |
give birth, revive
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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