Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To suffer or die from not having enough food to eat over a period.
Starve
/stɑːv/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Farmers worried about crops and the livestock starving.
Stay out of debt and avoid being a starving artist.
"You never starved, Mother.
Etymology:
"Starve" originates from the Old English term "steorfan," meaning to die. It is related to Old High German "sterban" and Old Norse "stjarfi." Initially, it referred to dying from any cause, but later it narrowed to lack of food.
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