famish
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fam·ish
(făm'ĭsh) 
v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es. v.tr.
v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es. v.tr.
- To cause to endure severe hunger.
- To cause to starve to death.
- To endure severe deprivation, especially of food.
- To undergo starvation and die.
[Middle English famishen, alteration of famen, from Old French afamer, from Vulgar Latin *affamāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin famēs, hunger.]
famishment fam'ish·ment n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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famished
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famished
adj
Definition: starving
Antonyms: full, sated, satiated, satisfied
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famished
IN BRIEF: To suffer from a lack of something necessary.
The climbers were famished when they finally reached the summit.
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Famished
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ved at dø af sult, skrupsulten, forsulten
Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgehongerd, behoeftig
Français (French)
adj. - affamé
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausgehungert
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λιμοκτονών, λιμασμένος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esfomeado
Русский (Russian)
проголодаться, умирать с голоду, голодный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - muerto de hambre, hambriento
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utsvulten
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
非常饥饿的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非常饑餓的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) جائع جدا
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מת מרעב, רעב מאוד
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