de|sid|er|a|tive

de|sid|er|a|tive
de|sid|er|a|tive «dih SIHD uh RAY tihv, -ZIHD-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having or expressing desire; having to do with desire.
2. Grammar. (of a verb) formed from and expressing desire to do the action implied in another verb.
–n.
Grammar. a desiderative verb.

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  • sid — aero·sid·er·ite; aero·sid·er·o·lite; an·ap·sid; aph·ro·sid·er·ite; ap·sid·i·ole; ar·ga·sid; ar·se·ni·o·sid·er·ite; as·sid·u·ous; as·sid·u·ous·ly; as·sid·u·ous·ness; bal·a·no·glos·sid; ba·sid·i·al; ba·sid·io·carp; ba·sid·io·lichen;… …   English syllables

  • considerative — con·sid·er·a·tive …   English syllables

  • desiderative — de·sid·er·a·tive …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • desiderate — de•sid•er•ate [[t]dɪˈsɪd əˌreɪt[/t]] v. t. at•ed, at•ing to wish or long for • Etymology: 1635–45; < L dēsīderātus, ptp. of dēsīderāre to long for, require de•sid er•a′tion, n. de•sid′er•a•tive ər ə tɪv, əˌreɪ tɪv adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Considerative — Con*sid er*a*tive, a. Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] I love to be considerative. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Desiderative — De*sid er*a*tive, a. [L. desiderativus.] Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Desiderative — De*sid er*a*tive, n. 1. An object of desire. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) 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. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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