Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Warish · War·ish · IPA /ˈwɒɹɪʃ/ v. t. v. i. 01 v. t. To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal. 1. To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal.[Obs.] “My brother shall be warished hastily.” — Chaucer. “Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle.” — Holland. 02 v. i. To be cured; to recover. 1. To be cured; to recover.[Obs.] “Your daughter . . . shall warish and escape.” — Chaucer.