Famish v. t. : To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger.

Famish v. t. : To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hanger.

Famish v. t. : To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.

Famish v. t. : To force or constrain by famine.

Famish v. i. : To die of hunger; to starve.

Famish v. i. : To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.

Famish v. i. : To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.

Famish a. : Smoky; hot; choleric.

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How did the potato Famish in Ireland begin?

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