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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Desiderative

De-sid'er-a-tive, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. desiderativus, It. desiderativo.] Expressing or denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.

De-sid'er-a-tive, n.

noun

n. [See supra.]

  1. An object of desire; a desideratum.
  2. (Gram.) A verb formed from another verb by a particular change of termination, and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated by the primitive verb.