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starvating

starvating is the present participle and gerund 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 starvating

What is starvating the present participle and gerund of?
Starvating is the present participle and gerund of starvate.

Words near starvating in the dictionary

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

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