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famish

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fam·ish  (fmsh)
v. fam·ished, fam·ish·ing, fam·ish·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to endure severe hunger.
2. To cause to starve to death.
v.intr.
1. To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.
2. To undergo starvation and die.

[Middle English famishen, alteration of famen, from Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin fams, hunger.]

famish·ment n.

famish [ˈfæmɪʃ]
vb
1. (now usually passive) to be or make very hungry or weak
2. Archaic to die or cause to die from starvation
3. Irish to make very cold I was famished with the cold
[from Old French afamer, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin famēs famine]
famishment  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.famish - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain
2.famish - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
starve - deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
3.famish - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
Translations
famish
vi (inf)verhungern; I’m famishedich bin total ausgehungert (inf)


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And so, thinking about little Rawdon (whom he would not have know that he was in such a queer place), the Colonel turned into the bed lately occupied by Captain Famish and fell asleep.
A man had better sleep without his scalp, than famish in the midst of plenty.
what food Will he convey up thither to sustain Himself and his rash Armie, where thin Aire Above the Clouds will pine his entrails gross, And famish him of Breath, if not of Bread?
 
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