enfamish

E1N1F4A1M3I1S1H4

verb

To famish; to starve.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

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

present singular third person enfamishes · participle present enfamishing · participle past enfamished · past enfamished

  1. To famish; to starve.

Origin

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

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APA

enfamish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfamish

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“enfamish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfamish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enfamish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enfamish.

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