1. (

• starve ,
• hunger ,
• famish

) be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat;

2. (

• starve ,
• famish ,

) deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" ;

3. (

• starve ,
• famish ,

) die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" ;