famish
[ fam-ish ]
/ ˈfæm ɪʃ /
verb (used with or without object) Archaic.
to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve.
to starve to death.
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famish
/ (ˈfæmɪʃ) /
verb
(now usually passive) to be or make very hungry or weak
archaic to die or cause to die from starvation
Irish to make very coldI was famished with the cold
Derived forms of famish
famishment, nounWord Origin for famish
C14: from Old French afamer, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin famēs famine
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