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Perish vs Ruined - What's the difference?

perish | ruined |


As verbs the difference between perish and ruined

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while ruined is (ruin).

As an adjective ruined is

incapacitated by drugs or alcohol.

Devastate vs Perish - What's the difference?

devastate | perish |


As verbs the difference between devastate and perish

is that devastate is to ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest while perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

Perish vs Collapse - What's the difference?

perish | collapse |


In lang=en terms the difference between perish and collapse

is that perish is to die; to cease to live while collapse is to pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

As verbs the difference between perish and collapse

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in.

As a noun collapse is

the act of collapsing.

Pollute vs Perish - What's the difference?

pollute | perish |


In lang=en terms the difference between pollute and perish

is that pollute is to make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor while perish is to die; to cease to live.

As verbs the difference between pollute and perish

is that pollute is to make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product while perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

As an adjective pollute

is (rare) polluted.

Perish vs Peril - What's the difference?

perish | peril |


As a verb perish

is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

As a noun peril is

peril, danger.

Perish vs Quench - What's the difference?

perish | quench |


As verbs the difference between perish and quench

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while quench is to satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.

As a noun quench is

the abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.

Wither vs Perish - What's the difference?

wither | perish |


In intransitive terms the difference between wither and perish

is that wither is to become helpless due to emotion while perish is to die; to cease to live.

As verbs the difference between wither and perish

is that wither is to go against, resist; oppose while perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

As an adverb wither

is against, in opposition to.

Perish vs Perish - What's the difference?

perish | perish |


In lang=en terms the difference between perish and perish

is that perish is to die; to cease to live while perish is to die; to cease to live.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between perish and perish

is that perish is (obsolete) to cause to perish while perish is (obsolete) to cause to perish.

As verbs the difference between perish and perish

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.

Perish vs Jeopardize - What's the difference?

perish | jeopardize |


As verbs the difference between perish and jeopardize

is that perish is to pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear while jeopardize is (us) to put in jeopardy, to threaten.

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