desiderate Meaning, Definition & Usage

De*sid"er*ate transitive verb

Etymology

L. desideratus, p. p. of desiderare to desire, miss. See Desire, and cf. Desideratum.

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Desiderated; present participle & verbal noun Desiderating

Definitions

1. To desire; to 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.