desiderate

[ dih-sid-uh-reyt ]

/ dɪˈsɪd əˌreɪt /

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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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Example sentences from the Web for desiderate

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
We should desiderate a closer approach, and not rest till we had found it.
The Meaning of Truth|William James
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
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

That the oneness requires425 proof is prima facie evidence that it is a value, a desiderate, not an existence.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen

British Dictionary definitions for desiderate

desiderate

/ (dɪˈzɪdəˌreɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of desiderate

desideration, noun

Word Origin for desiderate

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

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单词	desiderate
释义	desiderate [ dih-sid-uh-reyt ] / dɪˈsɪd əˌreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR desiderate ON THESAURUS.COM 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 desiccate, desiccated, desiccation, desiccator, desiderata, desiderate, desiderative, desideratum, desiderium, design, designate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desiderate 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 We should desiderate a closer approach, and not rest till we had found it. The Meaning of Truth\|William James 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 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 That the oneness requires425 proof is prima facie evidence that it is a value, a desiderate, not an existence. Creative Intelligence\|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen British Dictionary definitions for desiderate desiderate / (dɪˈzɪdəˌreɪt) / verb (tr) to feel the lack of or need for; long for; miss Derived forms of desiderate desideration, noun Word Origin for desiderate C17: from Latin dēsīderāre, from de- + sīdus star; see desire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to desiderate wish, require, prefer, crave, choose, need, envy, please, yearn, want, aspire, lust after, enjoy, covet, fancy, hunger, pine, hanker, long, ache
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desiderate

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

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British Dictionary definitions for desiderate

verb

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