disperish

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verb

To be ruined or lost; to perish.

OriginMiddle English disperishen ← Old French desperiss- ← Latin disperīre →
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Meanings

verbdisperish (third-person singular simple present disperishes, present participle disperishing, simple past and past participle disperished)

present singular third person disperishes · participle present disperishing · participle past disperished · past disperished · alternative dispersh

  1. archaicintransitiveTo be ruined or lost; to perish.
  2. archaicintransitiveTo perish utterly.

Origin

  1. Latindisperīre“to go completely to ruin”
  2. Old Frenchdesperiss-
  3. Middle Englishdisperishen
  4. Englishdisperish

First attested in 1382, from Middle English disperishen, from Old French desperiss-, extended stem of desperir, from Latin disperīre (“to go completely to ruin”).

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APA

disperish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disperish

MLA

“disperish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disperish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disperish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disperish.

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