- starve into
- phr verbStarve into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑submission, ↑surrender
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starve — v. 1) (D; tr.) to starve into (to starve smb. into submission) 2) (misc.) to starve to death; to starve oneself to death * * * [stɑːv] to starve oneself to death (misc.) to starve to death (D;tr.) to starve into (to starve smb. into submission) … Combinatory dictionary
Starve — Starve, v. t. 1. To destroy with cold. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice Their soft ethereal warmth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starve — [stärv] vi. starved, starving [ME sterven < OE steorfan, to die, perish, akin to Ger sterben: see START] 1. a) to die from lack of food b) to suffer or become weak from hunger c) Informal to be ravenously hungry … English World dictionary
starve somebody into into doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived … Useful english dictionary
starve somebody into something doing something — ˌstarve sb into ˈsth/into ˈdoing sth derived to force sb to do sth by not allowing them to get any food or money • The blockade was aimed at starving the country into submission. Main entry: ↑starvederived … Useful english dictionary
starve — verb (I, T) 1 to suffer or die because you do not have enough to eat, or to make someone else do this: Thousands of people will starve if food doesn t reach the stricken city. | starve sth: The dog looked like it had been starved. | starve to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
starve — [c]/stav / (say stahv) verb (starved, starving) –verb (i) 1. to die or perish from hunger. 2. to be in process of perishing, or to suffer severely, from hunger. 3. Colloquial to be hungry. 4. to suffer from extreme poverty and need. 5. Obsolete… …
starve — /stahrv/, v., starved, starving. v.i. 1. to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment. 2. to be in the process of perishing or suffering severely from hunger. 3. to suffer from extreme poverty and need. 4. to feel a strong need or desire:… … Universalium
starve — [OE] Starve means etymologically ‘be stiff’ – it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *star , *ster ‘be stiff’, which also produced English starch, stare, etc. The ‘stiffness’ of a corpse led to its use for ‘die’ – a meaning which it retains… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
starve — [OE] Starve means etymologically ‘be stiff’ – it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic base *star , *ster ‘be stiff’, which also produced English starch, stare, etc. The ‘stiffness’ of a corpse led to its use for ‘die’ – a meaning which it retains… … Word origins
