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desiderate

Verb CEFR B2
dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt

Definitions

To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for.

transitive

Equivalents

Italianodesiderate
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Българскижелая

Examples

“Between our human nature and the nature they desiderate there is a deep and fordless river, over which they can throw⟳ no bridge, and all their talk⟳ supposes that we shall be able to fly⟳ or wade across it […]”
“it put⟳ him in thought of that missing link⟳ of creation’s chain desiderated by the late ingenious Mr Darwin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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