famish

Verb

• die of food deprivation
  • The political prisoners starved to death
    
  • Many famished in the countryside during the drought
    

• deprive of food
  • They starved the prisoners
    

• be hungry; go without food
  • Let's eat--I'm starving!
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  starve , hunger
• Antonyms: 
  feed , give , be full