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单词 desiderating
释义

desiderate

verb

de·​sid·​er·​ate di-ˈsi-də-ˌrāt How to pronounce desiderate (audio) -ˈzi- How to pronounce desiderate (audio)
desiderated; desiderating

transitive verb

: to entertain or express a wish to have or attain
desideration
di-ˌsi-də-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce desiderate (audio)
-ˌzi-
noun
desiderative
di-ˈsi-də-ˌrā-tiv How to pronounce desiderate (audio)
-ˈsi-d(ə-)rə-
-ˈzi- How to pronounce desiderate (audio)
adjective

Synonyms

  • ache (for)
  • covet
  • crave
  • desire
  • die (for)
  • hanker (for or after)
  • hunger (for)
  • itch (for)
  • jones (for) [slang]
  • long (for)
  • lust (for or after)
  • pant (after)
  • pine (for)
  • repine (for)
  • salivate (for)
  • sigh (for)
  • thirst (for)
  • want
  • wish (for)
  • yearn (for)
  • yen (for)
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Example Sentences

a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve

Word History

Etymology

Latin desideratus, past participle of desiderare to desire — more at desire

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

desiderating

verb

present participle of desiderate
as in craving
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • craving
  • wanting
  • enjoying
  • desiring
  • sighing (for)
  • dying (for)
  • yearning (for)
  • repining (for)
  • coveting
  • wishing (for)
  • liking
  • loving
  • lusting (for or after)
  • hungering (for)
  • thirsting (for)
  • panting (after)
  • pining (for)
  • longing (for)
  • itching (for)
  • hankering (for or after)
  • setting one's heart on
  • aching (for)
  • salivating (for)
  • jonesing (for)
  • relishing
  • yenning (for)
  • preferring
  • grooving (on)
  • admiring
  • spoiling (for)
  • fancying
  • digging
  • revelling (in)
  • valuing
  • adoring
  • delighting (in)
  • cherishing
  • reveling (in)
  • appreciating
  • treasuring
  • favoring
  • prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hating
  • despising
  • detesting
  • abominating
  • loathing
  • abhorring
  • refusing
  • declining
  • execrating
  • rejecting
  • spurning
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