Perish synonyms

pĕr'ĭsh

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pass away
(Euphemistic) To die.
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croak
(Slang) To kill someone or something.
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kick in
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
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kick off
(UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.
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pass on to the Great Beyond
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decay
(Intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbitted body).
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pass
To allow to go by or elapse; spend:
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succumb
To give way (to); yield; submit
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pop off
(Intransitive, informal) To leave, and return in a short time
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check out
To examine, inspect, look at closely, ogle; to investigate.
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be lost
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breathe one's last
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cash-in
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go to one's grave
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meet one's end (or Maker)
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turn up one's toes
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live (related)
Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.
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drop
(Informal) To get rid of or eliminate (something unneeded, unwanted, or problematic)
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go
(Informal) To urinate or defecate:
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crumble
To crumble is to break into small pieces, or to fall to pieces.
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decease
To die.
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disappear
To pass out of sight; vanish:
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expire
To breathe one's last breath; die:
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fade
To fade is defined as to become less bright, to grow more faint, less popular, or less strong, or to begin to wither away and disappear.
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ruin
To upset or mess up the plans or progress of, or to put into disarray; to spoil.
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vanish
To go or pass suddenly from sight; disappear
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survive (antonym)
(Intransitive) Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
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give-birth (antonym)
(Intransitive, figuratively, usually with to) To become the source of.
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revive (antonym)
To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection; to recall attention to; to reawaken.
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exit
To leave; depart
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cash in one's chips
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
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buy-the-farm
(Idiomatic, US, informal, euphemistic) To die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
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conk
(Slang) To hit, especially on the head.
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drop-dead
Drop dead is defined as an insult or fighting phrase used to signify that you are very mad at someone, or that you no longer care about him or her.
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choke
(Sports) To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.
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snuff-it
(Euphemistic) to die.
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slay (related)
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devour (related)
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die (related)
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perishing (related)
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forsake (related)
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cast away (related)
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famish (related)
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come-upon (related)
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put-to-death (related)
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annihilate (related)
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depart
To go away; leave:
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demise
(Intransitive, law) To pass by inheritance.
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Perish Sentence Examples

  • As matters stand, I must either conquer or perish in a little."

  • Fayrer has demonstrated that in India alone annually some 20,000 human beings perish from snake-bites.

  • I must look for the commander in chief here, and if all is lost it is for me to perish with the rest.

  • The radical leaves of this biennial plant spread out flat on all sides from the crown of the root; they are ovate-oblong, acute, stalked, and more or less incisely-toothed, of a greyish-green colour, and covered with viscid hairs; these leaves perish at the approach of winter.

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