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Thesaurus: desiderate

To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.

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  1. v. t. To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.
  2. To word/desire">desire; to word/feel">feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want. Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought to have been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You can not. Prof. Wilson. Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode of fire. A. W. Ward.
  3. To word/desire">desire; to word/feel">feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing that ought tohave been there -- please to insert a desiderated stanza. You cannot. Prof. Wilson.Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an actual abode offire. A. W. Ward.
  4. v. t. To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.