starve

verb

ˈstärv

starved; starving

intransitive verb

: to perish from lack of food

: to suffer extreme hunger

archaic : to die of cold

British : to suffer greatly from cold

: to suffer or perish from deprivation

starved for affection

transitive verb

: to kill with hunger

: to deprive of nourishment

: to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment

: to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation

archaic : to kill with cold

Example Sentences

Without food they would starve. They left him to starve out in the desert. providing food for starving children They tried to starve their enemies into submission. It was clear that the dog had been starved. You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Without algae, corals turn white and begin to starve.

Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The critics argue that buybacks are driven by greedy executives and starve firms of capital for investment.

Jesse M. Fried And Charles C.y. Wang, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Worse, this particular Monte Carlo simulation shows two out of 500 trajectories in which Sam loses everything — with plenty of years left to starve.

Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Scientists say people can starve within three days.

New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 But high nutrients and warm waters can exacerbate the growth of those organisms and create what’s known as harmful algal blooms, which are becoming more common across California as temperatures rise and water systems starve, The Chronicle reported.

Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022 International trade would break down, and people would begin to starve.

Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 Eventually, the root will starve and die from lack of photosynthesis.

oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 For the past year, the plight of manatees has been high on the commission’s agenda, as loss of seagrass to pollution caused a record number to starve to death.

David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	starving
释义	starve verb ˈstärv starved; starving intransitive verb 1 a : to perish from lack of food b : to suffer extreme hunger 2 a archaic : to die of cold b British : to suffer greatly from cold 3 : to suffer or perish from deprivation starved for affection transitive verb 1 a : to kill with hunger b : to deprive of nourishment c : to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment 2 : to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation 3 archaic : to kill with cold Example Sentences Without food they would starve. They left him to starve out in the desert. providing food for starving children They tried to starve their enemies into submission. It was clear that the dog had been starved. You don't have to starve yourself to lose weight. See More Recent Examples on the Web Without algae, corals turn white and begin to starve. Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 The critics argue that buybacks are driven by greedy executives and starve firms of capital for investment. Jesse M. Fried And Charles C.y. Wang, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 Worse, this particular Monte Carlo simulation shows two out of 500 trajectories in which Sam loses everything — with plenty of years left to starve. Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 Scientists say people can starve within three days. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 But high nutrients and warm waters can exacerbate the growth of those organisms and create what’s known as harmful algal blooms, which are becoming more common across California as temperatures rise and water systems starve, The Chronicle reported. Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2022 International trade would break down, and people would begin to starve. Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 Eventually, the root will starve and die from lack of photosynthesis. oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 For the past year, the plight of manatees has been high on the commission’s agenda, as loss of seagrass to pollution caused a record number to starve to death. David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English sterven to die, starve, from Old English steorfan to die; akin to Old High German sterban to die, and probably to Lithuanian starinti to stiffen — more at stare First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a Phrases Containing starve starve to death starve to death Kids Definition starve verb ˈstärv starved; starving 1 : to suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from lack of food 2 : to suffer or cause to suffer from a lack of something other than food The dog was starving for affection. Medical Definition starve verb ˈstärv starved; starving intransitive verb 1 : to perish from lack of food 2 : to suffer extreme hunger transitive verb 1 : to kill with hunger 2 : to deprive of nourishment starving adjective as in hungry feeling a desire or need for food I missed lunch, and now I'm starving Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hungry starved famished peckish ravenous malnourished undernourished underfed empty voracious wolfish insatiable rapacious greedy gluttonous piggy gormandizing piggish hoggish Antonyms & Near Antonyms satisfied satiated sated full overfed glutted stuffed gorged satiate overstuffed engorged overfull surfeited replete See More
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starve

verb

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Phrases Containing starve

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