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Synonyms
per·ish (pĕŕĭsh)

[Middle English perishen, from Old French perir, periss-, to perish, from Latin perīre, per-, per-, + īre, to go.]

verb: -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: “Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?” (George Bernard Shaw)
  2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually: “Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish” (A.J. Balfour)
  3. Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.

transitive verb 

To bring to destruction; destroy: “Many foul blights/Perish'd his hard won gains” (Thomas Hood)

idioms

perish the thought
Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.