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des⋅ert
1
[dez-ert] 
–noun
| 1. | a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. |
| 2. | any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil. |
| 3. | an area of the ocean in which it is believed no marine life exists. |
| 4. | (formerly) any unsettled area between the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains thought to be unsuitable for human habitation. |
| 5. | any place lacking in something: The town was a cultural desert. |
–adjective
| 6. | of, pertaining to, or like a desert; desolate; barren. |
| 7. | occurring, living, or flourishing in the desert: a desert tribe; a desert palm. |
| 8. | designed or suitable for wear in the desert, as cool, protective clothing: a big, wide-brimmed desert hat. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < AF < LL dēsertum (neut.), n. use of ptp. of L dēserere to abandon, forsake, equiv. to dē- de- + serere to join together (in a line); cf. series
1175–1225; ME < AF < LL dēsertum (neut.), n. use of ptp. of L dēserere to abandon, forsake, equiv. to dē- de- + serere to join together (in a line); cf. series
Related forms:
de⋅ser⋅tic [di-zur-tik] , adjective
[di-zur-tik] , adjective des⋅ert⋅like, adjective
Synonyms:
1. Desert, waste, wilderness refer to areas that are largely uninhabited. Desert emphasizes lack of water; it refers to a dry, barren, treeless region, usually sandy: an oasis in a desert. Waste emphasizes lack of inhabitants and of cultivation; it is used of wild, barren land: a desolate waste. Wilderness emphasizes the difficulty of finding one's way, whether because of barrenness or of dense vegetation: a trackless wilderness.
1. Desert, waste, wilderness refer to areas that are largely uninhabited. Desert emphasizes lack of water; it refers to a dry, barren, treeless region, usually sandy: an oasis in a desert. Waste emphasizes lack of inhabitants and of cultivation; it is used of wild, barren land: a desolate waste. Wilderness emphasizes the difficulty of finding one's way, whether because of barrenness or of dense vegetation: a trackless wilderness.
de⋅sert
2 [di-zurt] –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return, esp. in violation of a duty, promise, or the like: He deserted his wife. |
| 2. | (of military personnel) to leave or run away from (service, duty, etc.) with the intention of never returning. |
| 3. | to fail (someone) at a time of need: None of his friends had deserted him. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to forsake or leave one's duty, obligations, etc. (sometimes fol. by from, to, etc.): Many deserted during the food shortage. |
| 5. | (of military personnel) to leave service, duty, etc., with no intention of returning: Troops were deserting to the enemy. |
Related forms:
de⋅sert⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
de⋅sert⋅ed⋅ness, noun
de⋅sert⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. Desert, abandon, forsake mean to leave behind persons, places, or things. Desert implies intentionally violating an oath, formal obligation, or duty: to desert campaign pledges. Abandon suggests giving up wholly and finally, whether of necessity, unwillingly, or through shirking responsibilities: to abandon a hopeless task; abandon a child. Forsake has emotional connotations, since it implies violating obligations of affection or association: to forsake a noble cause.
1. Desert, abandon, forsake mean to leave behind persons, places, or things. Desert implies intentionally violating an oath, formal obligation, or duty: to desert campaign pledges. Abandon suggests giving up wholly and finally, whether of necessity, unwillingly, or through shirking responsibilities: to abandon a hopeless task; abandon a child. Forsake has emotional connotations, since it implies violating obligations of affection or association: to forsake a noble cause.
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| de·sert 3 (dĭ-zûrt') v. de·sert·ed, de·sert·ing, de·serts v. tr.
To forsake one's duty or post, especially to be absent without leave from the armed forces with no intention of returning. [French déserter, from Late Latin dēsertāre, frequentative of Latin dēserere, to abandon : dē-, de- + serere, to join; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.] de·sert'er n. |
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Deserter
De*sert"er\ (?), n. One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.
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Language Translation for : deserter
Spanish:
desertor,
German:
der Fahnenflüchtige,
Japanese:
脱走兵
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