Added 9 October 2026
perish
/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/ verb
In Latin: pereō, perbītō, abolēscō Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about perish at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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”).
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