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单词 desiderate
释义 desiderate
I. desiderate noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin desideratum, neuter of desideratus, past participle of desiderare
obsolete : a thing desired
II. de·sid·er·ate \də̇ˈsidəˌrāt, dēˈ- also -ˈzi-; usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin desideratus, past participle of desiderare
1. : to seek or advocate earnestly or call for as essential
 < the author's practice may not achieve the scope he desiderates for the complete “historiography of ideas” — J.L.Adams >
 < just what and how, for instance, the monastic teaching orders he desiderates would teach — F.R.Leavis >
2. : to entertain or express a longing for or a wish to have or attain
 < to think these two might negotiate peaceably is to desiderate an impossibility >
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