perish

1. (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.Examples: "1881, Tarafa, translated by W. A. Clouston, The Poem of Tarafa I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever."intransitive

2. (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purposeExamples: "The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria."intransitive

3. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.Examples: "When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting."; "[…]the ship struck upon a sand, and […] the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea."Synonyms: decease, pass away, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be no more, be with Jesusintransitive

4. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish.Examples: "that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding"; ""Leggo my shou'der, I tell you! Leggo!" He struggled with her, and the customers came forward. "Chrise! I'll perish you, if you ain't careful!" He turned suddenly,..."obsoletetransitive