starve
verb (used without object)
to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
starves
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present tense formof starve (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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And as the government shutdown starves the markets of official data, any individual announcement from a company can take on more meaning.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
It isolates the cell from the surrounding tissue and essentially starves it of nutrients.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2024
But since the keto diet has a very low carbohydrate intake, it's thought that this "starves" the cancer cells of the energy they need to grow.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2023
The poison starves the body's cells of oxygen, which can induce heart attacks.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023
Since we are all supposed to be equal, if one person starves, then all should starve.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
