desiderate

desiderate
/di sid"euh rayt'/, v.t., desiderated, desiderating.
to wish or long for.
[1635-45; < L desideratus (ptp. of desiderare to long for, require), equiv. to de- DE- + sider- (s. of sidus) heavenly body, constellation + -atus -ATE1]

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  • Desiderate — De*sid er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiderating}.] [L. desideratus, p. p. of desiderare to desire, miss. See {Desire}, and cf. {Desideratum}.] To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • desiderate — index desire, lack Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • desiderate — [di zid′ər āt΄] vt. desiderated, desiderating [< L desideratus, pp. of desiderare: see DESIRE] to want; miss; need desideration n. desiderative [di zid′ər āt΄iv, di zid′ər ə tiv] adj …   English World dictionary

  • desiderate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin desideratus, past participle of desiderare to desire more at desire Date: 1645 to entertain or express a wish to have or attain • desideration noun • desiderative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • desiderate — verb /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/ To miss, to feel the absence of, to long for …   Wiktionary

  • desiderate — v. long for, want …   English contemporary dictionary

  • desiderate — [dɪ zɪdəreɪt, sɪd ] verb archaic feel a keen desire for (something lacking). Origin C17: from L. desiderat , desiderare to desire , perh. from de down + sidus, sider star …   English new terms dictionary

  • desiderate — v. a. Desire, want, miss, lack, feel the want of …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • desiderate — de•sid•er•ate [[t]dɪˈsɪd əˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to wish or long for • Etymology: 1635–45; < L dēsīderātus, ptp. of dēsīderāre to long for, require de•sid er•a′tion, n. de•sid′er•a•tive ər ə tɪv, əˌreɪ tɪv adj …   From formal English to slang

  • desiderate — /dəˈzɪdəreɪt/ (say duh ziduhrayt) verb (t) (desiderated, desiderating) to feel a desire for; long for; feel the want of. {Latin dēsīderātus, past participle, longed for} –desideration /dəzɪdəˈreɪʃən/ (say duhziduh rayshuhn), noun …  

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