Famish definition
To make or be very hungry; make or become weak from hunger.
verb
(obs.) To starve to death.
verb
To cause someone to starve to death.
verb
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To undergo starvation and die.
verb
(intransitive) To die of hunger; to starve.
verb
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(intransitive) To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
verb
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Origin of famish
- Middle English famishen alteration of famen from Old French afamer from Vulgar Latin affamāre Latin ad- ad- Latin famēs hunger
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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