C1 [ I or T ] to (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat(使)挨饿;(使)饿死
[ T often passive ] If you are starved of something necessary or good, you do not receive enough of it.(使)缺乏
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We can't stand by while millions of people starve.
When the aid stopped, thousands of people simply starved to death.
We can't leave these people to starve.
I don't mind her going on a sensible diet just as long as she doesn't starve herself.
She had to starve for 24 hours before the treatment.
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