desiderate

[ dih-sid-uh-reyt ]

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verb (used with object),de·sid·er·at·ed, de·sid·er·at·ing.

to wish or long for.

Origin of desiderate

1635–45; <Latin dēsīderātus (past participle of dēsīderāre to long for, require), equivalent to dē-de- + sīder- (stem of sīdus) heavenly body, constellation + -ātus-ate¹

Other words from desiderate

de·sid·er·a·tion, noun

Words Nearby desiderate

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How to use desiderate in a sentence

We desiderate such periods of relaxation and repose in Macaulay.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 65, No. 402, April, 1849 | Various
Haller has at length explained what he would desiderate in our confession.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4) | Jules Bonnet
We (they observe) need not deny a designer of the world, but we desiderate evidence of his actual workmanship.
The Philosophy of Natural Theology | William Jackson
It is the authoritative sentence of the Church then on this difficult subject that we desiderate.
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels | John Burgon
Some may desiderate longer notices of German theories concerning the origin and character of the Acts.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2 | G. T. Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for desiderate

desiderate

/ (dɪˈzɪdəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr) to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss

Origin of desiderate

C17: from Latin dēsīderāre, from de- + sīdus star; see desire

Derived forms of desiderate

desideration, noun

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