[starve] vb starved ; starv.ing [ME sterven to die, starve, fr. OE steorfan to die; akin to OHG sterban to die, Lith starinti to stiffen--more at stare] vi (15c) 1 a: to perish from lack of food b: to suffer extreme hunger
2. a archaic: to die of cold b Brit: to suffer greatly from cold
3: to suffer or perish from deprivation "starved for affection" ~ vt 1 a: to kill with hunger b: to deprive of nourishment c: to cause to capitulate by or as if by depriving of nourishment
2: to destroy by or cause to suffer from deprivation 3 archaic: to kill with cold