Famish has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
be hungry; go without food
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
2
deprive of food
"They starved the prisoners"
3
die of food deprivation
"The political prisoners starved to death"
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
4
To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
Example Sentences
"Let's eat--I'm starving!"
verb
"They starved the prisoners"
verb
"The political prisoners starved to death"
verb
"Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)