perish in

perish in something

to die because of involvement in something. Four people perished in the flames. Our cat perished in an accident.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nereus	NEER-oos (English), NEER-ee-əs (English)	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Dollie	DAHL-ee	English
Parthenia	par-THEE-nee-ə (English)	Greek Mythology
Altman	['ɔ:ltmən]
Xanthe	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ambrosine	am-BRO-zeen	English (Rare)