starve
To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
To suffer severely because of lack of food or of not eating.
To be very hungry.
To kill or attempt to kill by depriving of food.
To make suffer severely by depriving of food.
To force a combatant to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in a targeted siege.
To force a population center to submit or surrender by depriving of food, as in sieges in international armed conflicts.
To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
To kill with cold; to (cause to) die from cold.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing