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cov⋅et

   [kuhv-it]
–verb (used with object)
1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
2. to wish for, esp. eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
–verb (used without object)
3. to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME coveiten < AF coveiter, OF coveit(i)er < VL *cupidiētāre, v. deriv. of *cupidiētās, for L cupititās cupidity
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cov·et     (kŭv'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets

v.   tr.
  1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.
  2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.

v.   intr.
To feel immoderate desire for that which is another's.


[Middle English coveiten, from Old French coveitier, from covitie, desire, from Latin cupiditās, from cupidus, desirous, from cupere, to desire.]

cov'et·a·ble adj., cov'et·er n., cov'et·ing·ly adv.
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Covetable

Cov"et*a*ble\ (k?v"?t-?-b'l), a. That may be coveted; desirable.

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