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emperished

/ɪmˈpɛɹɪʃt/

emperished is the simple past and past participle of emperish.

Adjective

emperished (comparative more emperished, superlative most emperished)

  1. (obsolete) perished; decayed
    • I deem thy brain emperished be.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Februarie. Aegloga Se[c]unda.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], →OCLC

Forms of emperished

comparativemore emperished
superlativemost emperished

Questions about emperished

What does emperished mean?
Emperished means perished; decayed.
What is emperished the simple past and past participle of?
Emperished is the simple past and past participle of emperish.
What part of speech is emperished?
Emperished is an adjective.
How do you pronounce emperished?
Emperished is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛɹɪʃt/.

Words near emperished in the dictionary

  1. emperilled
  2. emperilling
  3. emperils
  4. emperipolesis
  5. emperipoletic
  6. emperished
  7. emperor
  8. emperor butterflies
  9. emperor butterfly
  10. emperor cichlid
  11. emperor fairywren

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