perIsh, perisch, perisshen, perysh, perche, persch

i. & t. [Fr. peri -, root of pr. par. of périr =to perish, from Lat. pereo =to perish, to come to naught, from per through,thoroughly, and eo to go; Sp. & Port. perear; Ital. perire.] A. Intransitive: 1. To be destroyed, to come to naught, to decay. "So feels the fulne of our heart and eyes, When all of Genius which can perish dies." Byron: Death of Sheridan. 2. To die; to lose life or vitality in any way. "I perish with hunger."- Luke xv. 17. 3. To waste away gradually, to decay, to wither or fall away. "Like as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God."- Psalm lxviii. 2. 4. To be lost eternally. *B. Transitive: 1. To cause to perish; to destroy, to ruin. "Thy flinty heart Might in thy palace perish Margaret." Shakesp.: Henry VI ., Pt. II . , iii. 2. 2. To pierce; to go or pa through. "Almighty God shewed to hym his syde, handes, and feet perushed with the spere and nayles." - Life of Joseph of A rima the a, p. 31, 1. 28. per-Ish-a-bil-i-ty, s. [Eng. perishable; -ity.] The quality or state of being perishable; perishablene .