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starvates

starvates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of starvate.

Meaning of starvate

Verb

starvate (third-person singular simple present starvates, present participle starvating, simple past and past participle starvated)

  1. (nonstandard, non-native speakers' English) Synonym of starve.
    • The starvated individuals lose body weight; their body weight reduced to less than half the initiat weight.1951, Mie Kenritsu Daigaku, Suisan Gakubu, Report of the Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie
    Synonyms:
    starve

Questions about starvates

What is starvates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Starvates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of starvate.

Words near starvates in the dictionary

  1. staruosporine
  2. starust
  3. starusts
  4. starvate
  5. starvated
  6. starvates
  7. starvating
  8. starvation
  9. starvation marrow
  10. starvation wage
  11. starvation wages

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