PERISH


Meaning of PERISH in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: die 1, ||croak, decease, demise, depart, expire, go, pass, pass away, succumb

Antonyms: survive

2.

to suffer spiritual or moral death

nations perishing for lack of true leaders

Synonyms: die

Related Word: decline; collapse, go under; expire, succumb; disappear, vanish; cease, end

Contrasted words: flourish, prosper, thrive

Antonyms: endure

|| 3.

Synonyms: decay , break down, corrupt, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, putrefy, rot, spoil, turn

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