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to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy
- a wide gulf between what they desiderate and what they deserve
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“Desiderate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desiderate. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of desiderate was in 1645
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