starve of



starve of

v.
To deprive someone or something of some resource, resulting in its depletion: Doctors tried to destroy the cancerous cells by starving them of oxygen. The agency has been starved of money by people in Congress who oppose it.
See also: of, starve

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bingham['biŋən]
DorteDOR-teDanish
Killian-Irish, French
Nsia-Western African, Akan
Gavriel-Hebrew
NicoNEE-ko (Italian, Dutch, Spanish)Italian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Portuguese