deprive of food

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• starve — 1. To suffer from lack of food. 2. To deprive of food so as to cause suffering or death. 3. Formerly, to die of cold. [A.S. steorfan, to die] * * * starve stärv vb, starved; starv·ing vi 1) to perish from lack of food …   Medical dictionary

• devitaminize — de·vi·ta·min·ize ( )dē vīt ə mə .nīz or Brit de·vit·a·min·ise ( )dē vit vt, ized or Brit ised; iz·ing or Brit is·ing to deprive (as food) of vitamins esp. by cooking or hulling …   Medical dictionary

• starve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. hunger, famish, fast; pine; pinch, scrimp, deny. See parsimony, poverty. Ant., feed. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become weak or die from hunger] Syn. famish, crave, perish; see die 1 , weaken 1 . 2. [To …   English dictionary for students

• devitaminize — (ˈ)dē+ transitive verb Etymology: de + vitamin + ize : to deprive (as food) of vitamins especially by cooking or hulling …   Useful english dictionary

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