suffer vs starve

suffer and starve both are verbs.

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

As verbs, starve is a hyponym of suffer; that is, starve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than suffer:

Other hyponyms of suffer include have, choke, gag, strangle, suffocate, ail, famish, hunger.

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