Another word for starve

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Verb

To become weak or die from hunger

perish
To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner:
To pass from existence; disappear gradually:
To spoil or deteriorate.

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1. To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner:
2. To pass from existence; disappear gradually:
3. To spoil or deteriorate.
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crave
To have an intense desire for.
To beg earnestly for:
To have an intense desire for something

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1. To have an intense desire for.
2. To beg earnestly for:
3. To have an intense desire for something
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famish
To cause to endure severe hunger.
To cause to starve to death.
To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.

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1. To cause to endure severe hunger.
2. To cause to starve to death.
3. To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.
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To cause to starve, sense 1

withhold nourishment
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kill
To put to death:
To deprive of life:
To put an end to; extinguish:

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1. To put to death:
2. To deprive of life:
3. To put an end to; extinguish:
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deprive of food
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undernourish
To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

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1. To provide with insufficient quantity or quality of nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.
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underfeed
To feed insufficiently.
To supply (an engine) with fuel from the underside.

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1. To feed insufficiently.
2. To supply (an engine) with fuel from the underside.
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