perish

Meanings

• Verb

  To undergo decay or ruin and cease to exist.

  - "The fruit perishes quickly in the heat."
  - "The old building was scheduled for demolition and would perish soon."

• Verb

  To die or pass away.

  - "My grandfather perished in the war."
  - "Many people perish every day due to hunger."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈpɛɹɪʃ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

decease , pass away

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perish
shrine , dine , fine , mine

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Homophones

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1. perish (Irish) : to be equal, to be the same
   

2. perish (Scottish) : to last, to endure
   

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Variants

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perish , perished , perishes , perishing , perish the thought

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Forms

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perished, perishing, perishable

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Etymology

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Old English perisan (to destroy), from per (through) +isan (do).

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Trivia

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1. The word 'perish' appears in the Bible over 200 times.

2. The term 'perish the thought' means to avoid thinking about something unpleasant.

3. The phrase 'perish the day' means to regret the day that something happened.

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Related Concepts

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1. decay: The process of deterioration or decline, often associated with perish.

2. ruin: The state of being destroyed or ruined, often the result of perish.

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Culture

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Perish has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of death and decay. In Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar', the character Cassius says, 'Let's have no more marriages: those that's married already, all but one, shall live; the rest shall perish.' In art, the image of a still life with decaying fruit is a common representation of perish.

How to Memorize "perish"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a fruit basket left out in the sun. Visualize the fruit starting to wrinkle, turn brown, and eventually rot away.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'perish' with the image of a decaying apple.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Please Perish Quickly' to remember the definition: 'Perish' means 'to undergo decay or ruin and cease to exist'.

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