perish

verb4

1. •
   To die; to cease to live.

   • When it goeth well with the righteous, the citie reioyceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. — 1611
2. •
   To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

   • I consider time as a treasure decreasing every night; and that which every day diminishes soon perishes for ever. — 1881
3. •
   To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose

   • The difficulty is that fresh foods perish due to the multiplication in them of harmful bacteria. — 2015
4. •
   (no longer used) To cause to perish.

   • that closeness did impair and a little perish his understanding — 1625