- (n.) 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.
- (n.) An object of desire.
- (a.) Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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