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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr & vb n. {Desiring}.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf {Consider}, and {Desiderate}, and see {Sidereal}.] 1. To long for to wish for earnestly; to covet. Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv 24. Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson. 2. To express a wish for to entreat; to request. Then she said Did I desire a son of my lord? --2 Kings iv 28. Desire him to go in trouble him no more --Shak. 3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser. 4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To long for hanker after covet; wish; ask request; solicit; entreat; beg. Usage: To {Desire}, {Wish}. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. ``I wish you to do this'' is a milder form of command than ``I desire you to do this,'' though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same --C. J. Smith.
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