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Definition of starve of phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

starve of

phrasal verb
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starve somebody/something of something
(North American English also starve somebody/something for something)
  1. [usually passive] to not give or have something that is needed
    • I felt starved of intelligent conversation.
    • The department has been starved of resources.
    • The baby's brain had been starved of oxygen.
See starve of in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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