Definition of 'famish'

Verb

1. be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
      Synonyms: starve hunger
      Antonyms: be full
2. deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"
      Synonyms: starve
      Antonyms: feed give
3. die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
      Synonyms: starve

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