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famish

fa·mish

UK/ˈfamɪʃ/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

be hungry; go without food

  • “Let”
  • “m starving!”
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2.

deprive of food

  • “They starved the prisoners”
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3.

die of food deprivation

  • “The political prisoners starved to death”
  • “Many famished in the countryside during the drought”
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Origin

From Middle English famisshe, from famen (“starve”), from Old French afamer, ultimately from Latin famēs (“hunger”). Compare affamish, famine. Cognate with Spanish hambre (“hunger”).

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