desiderate

English

Etymology

From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/

Verb

desiderate (third-person singular simple present desiderates, present participle desiderating, simple past and past participle desiderated)

1. To miss, to feel the absence of, to long for.
   • 1922: it put him in thought of that missing link of creation’s chain desiderated by the late ingenious Mr Darwin. — James Joyce, Ulysses

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Italian

Adjective

desiderate f pl

1. feminine plural of desiderato

Verb form

desiderate

1. second-person plural indicative present of desiderare
2. second-person plural subjunctive present of desiderare
3. second-person plural imperative of desiderare
4. feminine plural past participle of desiderare

Anagrams

• diseredate

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Latin

Verb

dēsīderāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of dēsīderō
   1. "want ye, desire ye, wish ye for"
   2. "miss ye, lack ye, need ye"

Participle

dēsīderāte

1. vocative masculine singular of dēsīderātus