Definition of "perish" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

   • 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.

2. (intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose

3. (intransitive) To die; to cease to live.

4. (transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish.