starve

v., starved, starv·ing, starves.

v.intr.

1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.
2. Informal. To be hungry.
3. To suffer from deprivation.
4. Archaic. To suffer or die from cold.

v.tr.

1. To cause to starve.
2. To force to a specified state by starving.

[Middle English sterven, to die, from Old English steorfan.]

(stärv)
v., starved, starv·ing, starves.

1. To suffer or die from extreme or prolonged lack of food.
2. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death.

IN BRIEF: To suffer or die from extreme lack of food.

There is enough food that nobody should have to starve.

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: be hungry; go without food
  Synonyms: hunger, famish
  Antonym: be full (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: die of food deprivation
  Synonym: famish

Meaning #3: deprive of food
  Synonym: famish
  Antonym: feed (meaning #2)

Meaning #4: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  Synonyms: crave, hunger, thirst, lust

Meaning #5: deprive of a necessity and cause suffering

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sulte, lide nød, hungre
v. tr. - hungre, sulte, lide nød

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhongeren, honger lijden, laten verhongeren, te kort komen, doodvriezen

Français (French)
v. intr. - être gravement sous-alimenté, souffrir de malnutrition
v. tr. - priver (qn) de nourriture, laisser (qn) mourir de faim, priver qn/qch de, être en mal de

Deutsch (German)
v. - verhungern, hungern, aushungern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λιμοκτονώ, πεινώ έντονα, διακόπτω τροφοδοσία, καταδικάζω σε ασιτία, (μτφ.) ποθώ, λαχταρώ, αποστερώ (πνευματικής τροφής κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
morire di fame, affamare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - morrer de fome

Русский (Russian)
страдать от голода, недоедать, проголодаться, морить голодом, жаждать (чего-л.), разрядить (аккумулятор)

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - morirse de hambre, pasar hambre
v. tr. - hambrear, matar de hambre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svälta, hungra, låta svälta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
饿得要死, 使饿死

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 餓得要死
v. tr. - 使餓死

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 굶주리다, 가난에 시달리다, 갈망하다
v. tr. - 굶기다, 보급차단 전술을 쓰다, 추위에 떨게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 餓死する, 飢えに苦しむ, 渇望する, 飢えさせる, 餓死させる, から奪う, 飢え死にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجوع, مات جوعا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רעב, מת מרעב, סבל מחסור‬
v. tr. - ‮הרעיב‬

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