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perish
Synonyms and Antonyms of perish
1
to stop living
bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it [British]
2
chiefly British
to go through decomposition
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
fall apart, go to seed (or run to seed)
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