famished
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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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Example sentences
He would act famished and would grab food as if he was starving.
It was a bitter and heart-rending struggle, with famished families evicted from their homes.
It's not the lack of food, but the regime's refusal to let it reach the famished.
The aim was to provide cheap nourishment for a famished nation.
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