perish
per-ish
verb
To die, especially in a sudden, violent, or tragic manner.
"Many people perished in the earthquake."
verb
For materials to decay, rot, or lose quality and become unusable.
"The old rubber perished in the sun."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: cash in one's chips, conk, expire, buy the farm, croak, decease, exit, pass, drop dead, choke, pop off, give-up the ghost
Antonyms: be born