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affamer

to starve

verb ah-fah-MEH Rare

Also means

to make hungry

Usage Note

Affamer means to starve someone (to deprive of food) and is often used in passive or historical contexts — une population affamée (a starving population). The related adjective affamé doubles as a colloquial intensifier meaning 'ravenous,' as in je suis affamé (I'm starving). It is a regular -er verb.

Examples

"La guerre a affamé des milliers de personnes."

Natural Translation

The war starved thousands of people.

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