verb🔗ShareTo decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing."The old photograph, left in the attic, had perished from years of neglect. "biologynatureenvironmentorganismdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb🔗ShareTo die; to cease to live."The old grandfather clock stopped ticking, and the family dog perished peacefully in its sleep. "beingnatureorganismbiologydisasterhumanpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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