de'sirer
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desire (dɪˈzaɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to wish or long for; crave; want |
| 2. | to express a wish or make a request for; ask for |
| —n | |
| 3. | a wish or longing; craving |
| 4. | an expressed wish; request |
| 5. | sexual appetite; lust |
| 6. | a person or thing that is desired |
| Related: orectic | |
| [C13: from Old French desirer, from Latin dēsīderāre to desire earnestly; see | |
| de'sirer | |
| —n | |
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