To die; perish.
Specifically To perish from lack of food or nourishment; die of hunger; also, to suffer from lack of food; pine with hunger; famish; suffer extreme poverty.
To perish with cold; die from cold or exposure; suffer from cold.
To suffer for lack of anything that is needed or much desired; suffer mental or spiritual want; pine.
To cause to perish with hunger; afflict or distress with hunger; famish; hence, to kill, subdue, or bring to terms by withholding food or by the cutting off of supplies: as, to starve a garrison into surrender.
To cause to perish with cold; distress or affect severely with cold; benumb utterly; chill.
To cause to perish through lack of any kind; deprive of life, vigor, or force through want; exhaust; stunt.