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famish

/ famish /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death"
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
Type of:
die decease perish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 2
deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners"
Opposites:
feed give
Type of:
deprive
Derived:
starvation starving
Verb group:
starve
Causes:
starve hunger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
be hungry; go without food
"Let''s eat--I''m starving!"
Opposites:
be full
Type of:
suffer hurt
Derived:
hunger hungriness starvation famishment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
28%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
24
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die decease perish deprive feed give suffer hurt be full