All 3 Uses of
perish
in
Medea by Euripides - (translated by: E.P. Coleridge)
- May he perish and find no favour, whoso hath not in him honour for his friends, freely unlocking his heart to them.†
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- Be not so hasty, friend, but tell the manner of their death, for thou wouldst give me double joy, if so they perished miserably.†
- Perish, vile sorceress, murderess of thy babes!†
Definition:
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(perish) to die -- especially in an unnatural way
or:
to be destroyed or cease to existeditor's notes: You may encounter an informal expression, "Perish the thought." It means that the speaker hopes the thought will cease to exist and the thing it represents will never happen.