perish

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to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed:

Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.

He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish.

If material such as rubber or leather perishes, it decays and starts to break into pieces:

Sunlight has caused the rubber to perish.

to die, esp. as a result of an accident, violence, or war:

Without this assistance, thousands of refugees would perish from hunger and neglect.