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Adjective: desiderative  di'zi-du-ru-tiv or di'si-du,rey-tiv [N. Amer], di'si-du-ru-tiv or di'zi-du-ru-tiv [Brit]
  1. Denoting desire
    "desiderative verbs"
Noun: desiderative  di'zi-du-ru-tiv or di'si-du,rey-tiv [N. Amer], di'si-du-ru-tiv or di'zi-du-ru-tiv [Brit]
  1. A verb formed from another verb by a change of termination, and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated by the primitive verb

Derived forms: desideratives

Encyclopedia: Desiderative