Definitions
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Word origin
From Middle English perishen, borrowed from Old French perir (via the stem periss- used in various conjugations), from Latin perīre (“pass away, perish”), from per (“through”) + īre (“pass, go”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria.”
“When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cease to live”6 letters
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