I. desiderate noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin desideratum, neuter of desideratus, past participle of desiderare
obsolete : a thing desired
II. de·sid·er·ate də̇ˈsidəˌrāt, dēˈ- also -ˈzi-; usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin desideratus, past participle of desiderare
1. : to seek or advocate earnestly or call for as essential
the author's practice may not achieve the scope he desiderates for the complete “historiography of ideas” — J.L.Adams
just what and how, for instance, the monastic teaching orders he desiderates would teach — F.R.Leavis
2. : to entertain or express a longing for or a wish to have or attain
to think these two might negotiate peaceably is to desiderate an impossibility