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de·sid·er·ate
 desiderate
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- pronunciation:
- dih
sI
d
reIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
desiderates, desiderating, desiderated |
| definition: |
to want, need, or long for.
This was the big case that the young attorney had long desiderated.- similar words:
- desire
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| related words: |
long, miss, wish |
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| derivations: |
desiderative (adj.), desideration (n.) |
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