perish

ölmek, yok olmak

To die, especially in a sudden or violent way.

• Many people perished in the earthquake.
• Without water, the plants will perish.
• Countless manuscripts from antiquity perish each year due to inadequate climate control in under-funded archival institutions across developing nations.
• The expedition leader warned that anyone who wandered from the group in the arctic conditions would likely perish within hours.
• Linguists documented endangered languages before they perish entirely, recognizing that each loss represents irreplaceable cultural and cognitive diversity.
• Agricultural scientists developed drought-resistant crop varieties to prevent harvests from perishing during increasingly frequent periods of water scarcity.

Eş anlamlılar: die, expire, pass away, succumb

Zıt anlamlılar: survive, live, endure

çürümek, bozulmak

To decay, rot, or deteriorate completely.

• Rubber gloves will perish if exposed to sunlight.
• The ancient scrolls had perished over time.

Eş anlamlılar: decay, rot, deteriorate, decompose

Zıt anlamlılar: preserve, endure, last