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desiderate
[ dih-sid-uh-reyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to wish or long for.
desiderate
/ dɪˈzɪdəˌreɪt /
verb
- tr to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss
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Derived Forms
- deˌsiderˈation, noun
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Other Words From
- de·sider·ation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desiderate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of desiderate1
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Example Sentences
We desiderate such periods of relaxation and repose in Macaulay.
Haller has at length explained what he would desiderate in our confession.
We (they observe) need not deny a designer of the world, but we desiderate evidence of his actual workmanship.
It is the authoritative sentence of the Church then on this difficult subject that we desiderate.
Some may desiderate longer notices of German theories concerning the origin and character of the Acts.
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