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to famish
01
die of food deprivation
02
to be very hungry
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
state verb
regular
present tense
famish
3rd person singular
famishes
present participle
famishing
past simple
famished
past participle
famished
Examples
After hours of hiking, they began to famish and were desperate for food.
03
to make someone suffer severely from hunger
Examples
The lack of food supplies during the war would famish many civilians, leading to desperate conditions.
Lexical Tree
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