perish

verb/pɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/medium

pe·re·cer

Definition

To die, especially in a violent, sudden, or tragic way.

Hundreds perished in the earthquake.

The crops perished in the drought.

syn

ant

Common collocations

perish in battleperish from hungerperish at sea

Do latim *perescĕre*, infinitivo de *pereō* (perecer, desaparecer).