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(1):

(v. t.) To destroy with cold.

(2):

(v. t.) To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plans by depriving them of proper light and air.

(3):

(v. t.) To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.

(4):

(v. t.) To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starvea garrison into a surrender.

(5):

(v. i.) To perish or die with cold.

(6):

(v. i.) To die; to perish.

(7):

(v. i.) To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.

(8):

(v. t.) To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Starve'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/starve.html. 1828.
 
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