famish
fam·ish
verb \ˈfa-mish\Definition of FAMISH
transitive verb
1
: to cause to suffer severely from hunger
2
archaic : to cause to starve to death
intransitive verb
1
archaic : starve
2
: to suffer for lack of something necessary <a moment when French poetry in particular was famishing for such invention — T. S. Eliot>
— fam·ish·ment \-mənt\ noun
See Origin of FAMISH
Middle English, probably alteration of famen, from Anglo-French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamare, from Latin ad- + fames
First Known Use: 15th century
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