Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
famish
verb
/ˈfæm.ɪʃ/
Definition
To cause to suffer from extreme hunger; to starve.
Examples
- After days without food, the travelers began to famish in the wilderness.
- The drought caused many animals to famish due to lack of water and vegetation.
Meaning
To experience intense hunger or to deprive someone of food.
Synonyms
- Starve
- Hunger
- Deprive
- Faint