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   de·sid·er·ate

   /dəˈsidəˌrāt/

   verb

   • 1. feel a keen desire for (something lacking or absent): archaic "I desiderate the resources of a family"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin desiderat- ‘desired’, from the verb desiderare, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’. Compare with consider.

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