PERISH

[verb] [I] - (of a person) to die, esp. in an accident or by being killed, or (of a thing) to be destroyedThree hundred people perished in the earthquake.He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish.(UK and ANZ) If material such as rubber or leather perishes, it decays and starts to break into pieces.Being exposed to sunlight has caused the rubber to perish.You say perish the thought to show that you hope that something that has been suggested will never happen.Me, get married? Perish the thought!