starve
US /stɑ:rv/
・UK /stɑ:v/
B1
verb
- To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- To need or desire very strongly
- Not to give someone what they need, e.g. attention
- To (cause to) die from lack of food
Examples
She refused food and literally starved herself to death.
He locked them in and left them to starve.