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- desiderate [{{t}}‚di:'zɪdəreɪt]transitive verb{{}}literary{{}} soupirer après, sentir le besoin de;∎ the reforms desiderated by the public les réformes que réclame le public
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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 — desideration, n. /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] * * * … Universalium
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 …
