Desiderative

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Desiderative \De*sid"er*a*tive\, a. [L. desiderativus.]
     Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Desiderative \De*sid"er*a*tive\, n.
     1. An object of desire.
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     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.
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