disperish
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- dispersh (obsolete)
Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1382, from Middle English disperishen, from Old French desperiss-, extended stem of desperir, from Latin disperīre (“to go completely to ruin”), present active infinitive of dispereō.
Verb
[edit]disperish (third-person singular simple present disperishes, present participle disperishing, simple past and past participle disperished)
- (intransitive, archaic) To be ruined or lost; to perish. [1]
- (intransitive, archaic) To perish utterly. [2]
Further reading
[edit]www.quickanddirtytips.com, "40+ Words for Death"
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