perish

About 3.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
2. verb To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
3. verb To die; to cease to live.
4. verb To cause to perish.

Similar words

die pass away decease expire exit go deteriorate succumb fall collapse

Often followed by

in with by from for and the of at

Word family

perished perishes perishing