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Synonyms for famish
ˈfæm ɪʃfam·ish

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  1. starve, hunger, famishverb

    be hungry; go without food

    "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

    Synonyms:
    lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

  2. starve, famishverb

    deprive of food

    "They starved the prisoners"

    Synonyms:
    lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

  3. starve, famishverb

    die of food deprivation

    "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"

    Synonyms:
    lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

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  1. famishverb

    Synonyms:
    starve, kill with hunger

  2. famishverb

    Synonyms:
    distress with hunger, exhaust by hunger

  3. famishverb

    Synonyms:
    starve, die of hunger, perish for want of food

  4. famishverb

    Synonyms:
    be distressed by hunger

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