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enfamish

enfamish verb: to famish; to starve.

Verb

enfamish (third-person singular simple present enfamishes, present participle enfamishing, simple past and past participle enfamished)

  1. To famish; to starve.

Forms of enfamish

third-person singular presentenfamishes
present participleenfamishing
past participleenfamished
pastenfamished

Origin of enfamish

From Middle English (verb forms) enfamecht, enfamyched, enfamyschist, enfamyscht, probably from Anglo-Norman; compare Old French afamer, enfaminer.

Questions about enfamish

What does enfamish mean?
Enfamish means to famish; to starve.
What part of speech is enfamish?
Enfamish is a verb.
What is the past tense of enfamish?
The past tense of enfamish is enfamished.

Words near enfamish in the dictionary

  1. enfacement
  2. enfacements
  3. enfaces
  4. enfacing
  5. enfame
  6. enfamish
  7. enfamished
  8. enfamishes
  9. enfamishing
  10. enfancy
  11. enfant de coeur

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