USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

[SOURCES]
What does perish mean?

(A) continue

(B) liberate

(C) spoil

(D) ** die

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -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. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to stop living.

Concept note-2: -intransitive verb. : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist. recollection of a past already long since perished Philip Sherrard. guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat C. B. Davis. chiefly British : deteriorate, spoil.

Concept note-3: -The word ‘perish’ means to die in a violent manner, to be destroyed violently, to pass away, disappear.