"desiderate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/ Forms: more desiderate [comparative], most desiderate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-adj}} desiderate (comparative more desiderate, superlative most desiderate)
  1. desired, wished or longed for
    Sense id: en-desiderate-en-adj-L0eqpHvb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 72 28

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/ Forms: desiderates [present, singular, third-person], desiderating [participle, present], desiderated [participle, past], desiderated [past]
Etymology: From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-verb}} desiderate (third-person singular simple present desiderates, present participle desiderating, simple past and past participle desiderated)
  1. (transitive) To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for. Tags: transitive Translations (To long for, to feel the absence of): желая (želaja) (Bulgarian), чувствам липсата на (čuvstvam lipsata na) (Bulgarian), mānakonako (Maori)
    Sense id: en-desiderate-en-verb-X2Ye-3rt

Inflected forms

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