starve
verb (used without object)
to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
starver
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a word derived from
starve.
Example Sentences
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Oh, starver in the midst of God's plenty! think of the wretched sons of famine, and be wise.
From Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author by Caroline Lee Hentz
In England the landlord is the effectual starver of the soil.
From Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman by Giberne Sieveking
