- (v.t.) To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.
- (v.t.) To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.
- (v.i.) To die; to perish.
- (v.t.) To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.
- (v.i.) To perish or die with cold.
- (v.t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.
- (v.i.) To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.
- (v.t.) To destroy with cold.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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