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starve
[ stahrv ]
/ stÉrv /
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verb (used without object), starved, starv·ing.
verb (used with object), starved, starv·ing.
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Origin of starve
First recorded before 1000; Middle English sterven, Old English steorfan âto dieâ; cognate with German sterben
synonym study for starve
See hungry.
OTHER WORDS FROM starve
half-starved, adjectivehalf-starving, adjectiveself-starved, adjectiveun·starved, adjectiveWords nearby starve
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How to use starve in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for starve
starve
/ (stÉËv) /
verb
to die or cause to die from lack of food
to deprive (a person or animal) or (of a person, etc) to be deprived of food
(intr) informal to be very hungry
(foll by of or for) to deprive or be deprived (of something necessary), esp so as to cause suffering or malfunctioningthe engine was starved of fuel
(tr foll by into) to bring (to) a specified condition by starvingto starve someone into submission
archaic to be or cause to be extremely cold
Derived forms of starve
starver, nounWord Origin for starve
Old English steorfan to die; related to Old Frisian sterva to die, Old High German sterban to die
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