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de·sid·er·ate  audio  (d-sd-rt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
de·sid·er·at·ed, de·sid·er·at·ing, de·sid·er·ates
To wish to have or see happen.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin dsderre, dsdert-, to desire ; see desire

OTHER FORMS:
de·sider·ation(Noun)


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