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starve  (stärv)

v. starved, starv·ing, starves

v.intr.

1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.

2. Informal To be hungry.

3. To suffer from deprivation.

4. Archaic To suffer or die from cold.

v.tr.

1. To cause to starve.

2. To force to a specified state by starving.

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[Middle English sterven, to die, from Old English steorfan; see ster-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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starve [stɑːv]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to die or cause to die from lack of food

2. to deprive (a person or animal) or (of a person, etc.) to be deprived of food

3. (intr) Informal to be very hungry

4. (foll by of or for) to deprive or be deprived (of something necessary), esp so as to cause suffering or malfunctioning the engine was starved of fuel

5. (tr; foll by into) to bring (to) a specified condition by starving to starve someone into submission

6. Archaic to be or cause to be extremely cold

[Old English steorfan to die; related to Old Frisian sterva to die, Old High German sterban to die]

starver  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	starve - be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" famish, hunger suffer, hurt - feel pain or be in pain be full - be sated, have enough to eat; "I'm full--don't give me any more beans, please"
	2.	starve - die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" famish 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"
	3.	starve - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" famish 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 feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
	4.	starve - have a craving, appetite, or great desire for crave, lust, thirst, hunger desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
	5.	starve - deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel" famish, starve - deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining

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starve

verb

1. die from lack of food, die from malnourishment A number of the prisoners we saw are starving.

2. deprive, strip, rob, dispossess, divest The electricity industry is not the only one to be starved of investment.

Translations

starve [stɑːv]

A. VT

1. (= deprive of food) → privar de comida
to starve sb to death → hacer que algn muera de hambre
to starve a town into surrender → impedir la entrada de alimentos a una ciudad hasta que se rinda

2. (= deprive) to starve sb of sth → privar a algn de algo
to be starved of affection → estar privado de afecto

B. VI (= lack food) → pasar hambre, padecer hambre; (= die) → morir(se)de hambre
to starve to death → morirse de hambre
I'm starving! → estoy muerto de hambre

starve out VT + ADV to starve a garrison out → hacer que una guarnición se rinda por hambre

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starve [ˈstɑː^rv]

vi (= die of hunger) → mourir de faim (= be malnourished) → mourir de faim
People were literally starving → Les gens mouraient littéralement de faim.
to starve to death → mourir de faim

vt

(= not feed) → affamer
to starve o.s. to death → se laisser mourir de faim

(= deprive) to be starved of sth [+ investment, choice] → manquer cruellement de qch; [+ affection] → être sevré(e) de qch
The coal industry had been starved of investment → L'industrie du charbon manquait cruellement d'investissement.

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starve

vt

(= deprive of food) → hungern lassen; (also starve out) → aushungern; (= kill: also starve to death) → verhungern lassen, hungers sterben lassen (geh); to starve oneself → hungern; to starve a town into surrender → eine Stadt durch Aushungern zur Kapitulation zwingen; I’m starved (inf) → ich hab ’nen Mordshunger (inf); he starved his way through college → er hat sich (dat) → das Studium vom Mund abgespart

(fig) to starve somebody of something → jdm etw vorenthalten or verweigern; to be starved of oxygen → Sauerstoffmangel haben; to be starved of capital/graduates → an akutem Kapital-/Akademikermangel leiden; to be starved of affection → zu wenig Zuneigung erfahren, an Liebesentzug leiden

vi → hungern; (= die: also starve to death) → verhungern; I’m starving (inf) → ich hab ’nen Mordshunger (inf); you must be starving! → du musst doch halb verhungert sein! (inf); to starve for something (fig) → nach etw hungern

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starve [stɑːv]

1. vt → far patire la fame a, affamare
to starve sb to death → far morire qn di fame
to starve o.s. → lasciarsi morire di fame
to starve sb into submission → prendere qn per fame
to be starved of affection → soffrire per mancanza di affetto

2. vi (lack food) → soffrire la fame
to starve (to death) → morire di fame
I'm starving! (fam) → sto morendo di fame!

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starve [stɑːv]

1. vt → far patire la fame a, affamare
to starve sb to death → far morire qn di fame
to starve o.s. → lasciarsi morire di fame
to starve sb into submission → prendere qn per fame
to be starved of affection → soffrire per mancanza di affetto

2. vi (lack food) → soffrire la fame
to starve (to death) → morire di fame
I'm starving! (fam) → sto morendo di fame!

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starve

v starve [staːv]

1 to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners. verhonger يَموتُ جوعا умирам от глад umřít/trápit (se) hladem sulte; lade sulte (ver)hungern λιμοκτονώ, πεθαίνω από την πείνα, αφήνω κπ. να πεθάνει από την πείνα nälgima, nälga surema, näljutama از گرسنگي مردن nähdä nälkää, kuolla nälkään, pitää nälässä (faire) mourir de faim; affamer לִגווֹעַ בְּרָעָב भूखों मरना, भूखों मारना izgladnjivati, umrijeti od gladi éhen hal membuat kelaparan svelta morire di fame; far morire di fame 飢える 굶어죽다, 굶겨죽이다 mirti/marinti badu, badauti mirt/nomērdēt badā membiarkan kebuluran (laten) verhongeren sulte, la sulte, utsulte przymierać głodem, głodzić matar/morrer à fome a face să moară de foame; a înfometa голодать; морить голодом hladovať, umrieť od hladu stradati izgladnjivati [] svälta อดอาหาร açlıktan öl(dür)mek 餓死 вмирати з голоду بھوکوں مرنا chết vì đói 饿死

2 to be very hungry Can't we have supper now? I'm starving. baie honger يَجوع умирам от глад hladovět hundesulten (ver)hungern πεθαίνω της πείνας, λιμοκτονώ näljane olema گرسنگي كشيدن olla hyvin nälkäinen être affamé לִרעוֹב भूख लगना biti jako gladan éhezik sangat lapar vera glorhungraður essere affamato お腹がペコペコである 배고프다 mirti iš bado būt badā; ciest badu lapar erge honger hebben holde på å dø av sult umierać z głodu morrer de fome a fi înfometat проголодаться umierať od hladu biti sestradan biti mrtav glada vara utsvulten หิวมาก çok acıkmak, açlıktan midesi kazınmak 餓得發慌 зголодніти; голодувати بہت بھوکا ہونا cảm thấy rất đói 饿得发慌

n starˈvation

a starving state They died of starvation. hongersnood جوع гладуване vyhladovění sult das Verhungern λιμός, ασιτία nälgimine گرسنگي nälkiintyminen inanition רָעָב भूखमरी, बहुत कम मजदूरी izgladnjenje, smrt od gladi éhezés kelaparan svelti inedia, fame 飢え 배고픔 badas, badavimas bads; bada nāve kebuluran verhongering sult, hungersnød głód fome inaniţie, foame голод(ание) (vy)hladovanie stradanje izgladnjivanje svält การอดอาหาร açlık 飢餓 голод; голодна смерть فاقہ sự đói, chết đói 饥饿

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starve → يموت جوعا hladovět sulte verhungern λιμοκτονώ pasar hambre kuolla nälkään mourir de faim gladovati morire di fame 餓死する 굶어죽다 verhongeren sulte zagłodzić passar fome голодать svälta อด açlıktan ölmek chết đói 饿得要死