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Meaning
Verb
●
In Temperature:
To
die
because of
lack
of food or of not eating.
●
To be very hungry.
●
In Temperature:
To
destroy
, make
capitulate
or
at least
make
suffer
by
deprivation
,
notably
of food.
●
In Temperature:
To
deprive
of
nourishment
or of some
vital
component.
●
In Temperature:
To
deteriorate
for want of
any
essential
thing.
●
In British English, Lancashire English, Yorkshire English & Temperature:
To
kill
with
cold
; to (cause to)
die
from
cold
.
●
In Death & Temperature:
To
die
; in
later
use especially to
die
slowly
,
waste
away.
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Origin
starve
English
sterven
Middle English (1100-1500)
steorfan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Die
Kill
Perish
Enslave
Survive
Suffocate
Destroy
Feed
Consume
Drown
Burn
Eat
Fight
Suffer
Slaughter
Leave
Attack
Hurt
Rob
Deprive
Vomit
Bury
Lose
Flee
Choke
Torture
Beg
Impoverish
Murder
Crush
Devour
Defend
Escape
Abandon
Mistreat
Deplete
Poison
Exterminate
Dehydrate
Bite
Overpower
Rot
Terrorize
Annihilate
Stop
Sacrifice
Commit Suicide
More
Rhymes
Marv
Carve
Varve
Starve
Becarve
Recarve
Forcarve
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