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deperish

deperish verb: to waste away; to deteriorate.

Verb

deperish (third-person singular simple present deperishes, present participle deperishing, simple past and past participle deperished)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To waste away; to deteriorate.
    • We shall pull him through this awkward pass; but sometimes I fear that we shall do so only to see him deperish from mere inanition and want of nourishment ...1978, Patrick O'Brian, “Chapter Six”, in "Desolation Island", page 148
    • One can assume that, the world takes care of its own. But, the being that chooses to renounce the needs of the self for the benefit of the whole should reap much fruit. It will likely not break down as it is supple. It will likely not deperish as fast as that which creates exaggerated friction...2014, Aleph Alpha, "Words of Tomorrow"

Forms of deperish

third-person singular presentdeperishes
present participledeperishing
past participledeperished
pastdeperished

Origin of deperish

From Middle English deperishen, from Old French deperiss-, extended stem of deperir, from Latin deperīre (“to die down, to perish gradually”).

Questions about deperish

What does deperish mean?
Deperish means to waste away; to deteriorate.
What part of speech is deperish?
Deperish is a verb.
What is the past tense of deperish?
The past tense of deperish is deperished.

Words near deperish in the dictionary

  1. deperdits
  2. deperetellid
  3. deperetellids
  4. deperimeterization
  5. deperimeterized
  6. deperish
  7. deperm
  8. depermed
  9. deperming
  10. deperms
  11. depersist

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