Definition of starve
- v. i. - To die; to perish.
- v. i. - To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want;
to be very indigent.
- v. i. - To perish or die with cold.
- v. t. - To destroy with cold.
- v. t. - To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is,
in law, murder.
- v. t. - To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison
into a surrender.
- v. t. - To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by
depriving them of proper light and air.
- v. t. - To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.
Syllable Information
The word starve is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for starve is: starve