starve into

starve (someone or an animal) into something

to force someone or an animal to do something by starvation. The torturers finally starved the prisoner into telling the battle plans. They starved the water buffalo into a state of weakness.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moriko	mo-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Ignacy	eeg-NAH-tsi	Polish
Soledad	so-le-DHAHD	Spanish
Tajana	-	Croatian, Serbian
Beatrice	['bi:ətris]
Bampton	['bæmptən]