Collocations for starve - verb

slowly
literally
She refused food and literally starved herself to death.

leave sb to
He locked them in a room and left them to starve.

for (usually figurative)
He is starving for attention.

of
The baby's brain had been starved of oxygen.

be half starved
The poor cat was half starved.

keep sb from starving
320 tons of food are needed each month to keep millions from starving.

starve in the streets, starve on the streets
Their policies will leave innocent children starving in the streets.

starve to death