1 [V] (formal or literary) (of people or animals) to die, especially in a sudden violent way:
A family of four perished in the fire. * Thousands perished at the hands of the invading forces.
2 [V] (formal) to be lost or destroyed:
Early buildings were made of wood and have perished.
3 [V, VN] (BrE) if a material such as rubber perishes or is perished, it becomes damaged, weaker or full of holes
IDIOMS
perish the thought (spoken) used to say that you find a suggestion unacceptable or that you hope that sth will never happen:
Me get married? Perish the thought!
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