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perire.

to die, perish

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/peˈri.re/
  1. to die, perish

    intransitive · literary
  2. to waste away, perish (of inanimate objects)

    intransitive · literary
  3. to end, to cease

    figuratively · intransitive · literary
  4. to kill, to destroy, to ruin

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin perīre (“vanish, die”).

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