Famish

/ˈfamɪʃ/

Synonyms for "famish" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (6)

Related words (11)

Verb(3 words)
starve ecosystemsstarvedstarves
Noun(1 words)

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achebuy the farmcash in one's chipschokeconkcroakdeceasedeprivediedrop deadexitexpiregive-up the ghostgohunger related actionhurt

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Collocations

6 entries
famish by withholding foodfamish civiliansfamish for daysfamish populationsfamish someonefamishment of citizens

Inflections

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Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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Even so did Corellius Rufus, another grave senator, by the relation of Plinius Secundus, Epist. lib.1, epist.12, famish himself to death […]

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And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread.

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The pains of famished Tantalus [he] shall feel.

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And famish him of breath, if not of bread?

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