Perish Verb Chiefly Perished Per·Ish Stem Ire Destroyed

per·ish
\\ˈper-ish, ˈpe-rish\\ verbintransitive verb
1. to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist
    recollection of a past already long since perished — Philip Sherrard
    guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat — C. B. Davis
2. chiefly British : ,
transitive verb
1. chiefly British : to cause to die :
2.

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perish
  mid-13c., from periss- prp. stem of O.Fr. perir, from L. perire "to be lost, perish," lit. "to go through," from per- "through, completely, to destruction" + ire "to go." Perishables in reference to foodstuffs is attested from 1895.

perish
per·ish / 5periF / verb1. [V] (formal or literary) (of people or animals 人或动物)
   to die, especially in a sudden violent way
   死亡；暴死:
   A family of five perished in the fire.
   一家四口死于此次火灾之中。
2. [V] (formal) to be lost or destroyed
   丧失；湮灭；毁灭:
   Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.
   早期建筑物为木质结构,已经消失殆尽。
3. [V , VN] (BrE) if a material such as rubber perishes or is perished, it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes
   (使橡胶等)老化,脆裂
 IDIOMS 
▪ 7perish the 'thought
   (informal) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen
   (用于拒绝一项建议或希望某事永不发生)没门儿,甭想了,下辈子吧:
   Me get married? Perish the thought!
   我结婚？下辈子再说吧！

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per·ish
I. \ˈperish, -rēsh, esp in pres part -rəsh\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English perissen, perisshen, from Old French periss-, stem of perir, from Latin perire to pass away, be destroyed, perish, from per- detrimentally, destructively + ire to go — more at ,
intransitive verb
1. : to become destroyed or ruined : come to an especially violent or untimely end : pass away completely (as by disintegration) :
 < perished by the tomahawk — American Guide Series: New Hampshire >
 < many elephants were known to have perished of their wounds — Stuart Cloete >
 < their skeletons have perished — Ruth Benedict >
 < recollection of a past already long since perished — Philip Sherrard >
 < that the great human energy which manifests itself in free thought will not perish — M.R.Cohen >
— formerly often used in imprecations but now so used chiefly with thought
 < guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat — C.B.Davis >
2. : to suffer spiritual or moral death : become spiritually lost
 < perish in one's sins >
 < nations perishing for want of religious teachers >
3. chiefly dialect : to deteriorate or decay to the point of being unserviceable or useless :
 < window frames … cannot be left bare of paint indefinitely without the woodwork perishing — Country Life >
 < belts should then be carefully examined for any signs of perishing — Fire Service Drill Book >
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to cause to die, be lost, spoiled, hurt, or ruined :
 < the boots I get nowadays wholly perish my feet — Adrian Bell >
 < this process has a tendency to perish the straw — Beryl Fegan >
2. chiefly Scotland : to cause to vanish : ,
II. noun
(-es)
Australia : a state of privation in the bush
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