desiderative

desiderative
/di sid"euhr euh tiv, -euh ray'tiv/, adj.
1. having or expressing desire.
2. Gram. (of a verb derived from another verb) expressing desire to perform the action denoted by the underlying verb, as Sanskrit pi-patis-ati "he wishes to fly" from pát-ati, "he flies."
n.
3. Gram. a desiderative verb.
[1545-55; < LL desiderativus. See DESIDERATE, -IVE]

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