starve vs suffer

starve and suffer both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
starve	No	No	Yes	No
suffer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, suffer is a hypernym of starve; that is, suffer is a word with a broader meaning than starve:

Other hypernyms of starve include hurt.

starve (verb)	suffer (verb)
be hungry; go without food	be in pain
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for	undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
die of food deprivation	feel unwell or uncomfortable
deprive of food	get worse in quality
deprive of a necessity and cause suffering	be set at a disadvantage
	put up with something or somebody unpleasant
	experience (emotional) pain
	feel physical pain
	undergo or be subjected to
	undergo or suffer
	be given to