desiderate
Americanverb (used with object)
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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 -ate 1
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Far be it from the present writer to regret or desiderate the adorably candid creature who so soon smirches her whiteness.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George
Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.
From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John
The only thing we desiderate in it is more of his welcome marks and names, B. M., Britwell, Lambeth, &c., to show where all the books approaching rarity are.
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew
The passion we desiderate for the present-day pulpit includes something almost infinitely higher than this.
From The Message and the Man: Some Essentials of Effective Preaching by Jackson, J. Dodd (James Dodd)
Not jural but peaceable settlement of disputes is the motto of these men; they do not desiderate justice in the sense of existing law, but equity such as contents both parties.
From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)
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