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ɪtverb (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, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
verb (used without object)
3.
to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
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Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English coveiten < Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin *cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of *cupidiētās, for Latin cupititās cupidity
1175–1225; Middle English coveiten < Anglo-French coveiter, Old French coveit(i)er < Vulgar Latin *cupidiētāre, verbal derivative of *cupidiētās, for Latin cupititās cupidity
Related forms
cov·et·a·ble, adjective
cov·et·er, noun
cov·et·ing·ly, adverb
un·cov·et·ed, adjective
un·cov·et·ing, adjective
Antonyms
1. renounce.
1. renounce.
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Word Origin & History
covet
early 13c., from O.Fr. coveitier, probably ult. from L. cupiditas "passionate desire," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire."
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