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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