famish
Use Famish in a sentence
ɪʃ verb (used with object), verb (used without object) Archaic.
1.
to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve.
2.
to starve to death.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | (now usually passive) to be or make very hungry or weak |
| 2. | archaic to die or cause to die from starvation |
| 3. | (Irish) to make very cold: I was famished with the cold |
| [C14: from Old French afamer, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin famēs | |
| 'famishment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
famish
c.1400, famen, aphetic of O.Fr. afamer, from V.L. *affamare "to bring to hunger," from ad famem, from L. fames "hunger." Ending changed mid-14c. to -ish under influence of ravish, anguish, etc. The intrans. sense is from 1520s. Related: Famished.
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AH the time the waiters are to famish all sorts of songs and dances.
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