starve

Meanings

• Verb

  To experience a lack of food to the point of hunger and often weakness and ill health.

  - "Millions of people around the world are starving."
  - "The refugees were starving and desperate for food."
  - "Due to the drought, many animals were starving."

• Verb

  To deprive (someone) of essential food or nutrients.

  - "The child was starved of affection as a child."
  - "The prisoners were starved in order to break their will."

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Pronunciation

1. /stɑɹv/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with starve
drive , hive , jive , five , wive

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Variants

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starve , starved , starves , starving , starve to death

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Forms

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stars, starved, starves, starving

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Etymology

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The word 'starve' comes from the Old English word 'starian,' meaning 'to gnaw, bite, or consume,' and the Proto-Germanic root 'sterb-,' meaning 'to starve.'

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Trivia

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1. Starvation is a leading cause of death worldwide, with an estimated 815 million people suffering from hunger.

2. The human body can survive for about three weeks without food, but only three days without water.

3. During World War II, the Dutch town of Breda held out against the Germans for 110 days, surviving on food rations that were reduced to 150 grams (0.33 pounds) of bread and a small amount of vegetables per person per day.

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Related Concepts

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1. Famine: A widespread scarcity of food caused by a prolonged drought, crop failure, or other factors, leading to widespread hunger and malnutrition.

2. Malnutrition: A condition caused by not getting enough nutrients from food, leading to weakness, illness, and impaired growth and development.

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Culture

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Starvation has been a significant theme in literature, art, and music throughout history, often used to depict poverty, desperation, and survival. One famous example is the novel 'A Farewell to Arms' by Ernest Hemingway, which explores the theme of starvation and its impact on soldiers during World War I.

How to Memorize "starve"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person with an empty stomach and sunken cheeks. Visualize the feeling of hunger and the desperation to find food.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'starve' with the image of a malnourished child or a starving animal.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'starve' as 'Sadly, Animals, Really, Very Easily, Perish.'

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