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Perish vs Perish - What's the difference?

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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

English

Verb

(es)
  • To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
  • To die; to cease to live.
  • * 1719 ,
  • ...the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
  • (obsolete) To cause to perish.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * decease, pass away * See also

    Derived terms

    * perish the thought

    Anagrams

    *

    perish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To pass away; to come to naught; to waste away; to decay and disappear.
  • To die; to cease to live.
  • * 1719 ,
  • ...the ship struck upon a sand, and ... the sea broke over her in such a manner that we expected we should all have perished immediately; and we were immediately driven into our close quarters, to shelter us from the very foam and spray of the sea.
  • (obsolete) To cause to perish.
  • (Francis Bacon)

    Synonyms

    * decease, pass away * See also

    Derived terms

    * perish the thought

    Anagrams

    *