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 […]
Source: wiktionary
Desiderate
//dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "desiderate" (15 found)
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Translations
3 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- желая verb (To long for, to feel the absence of)
- чувствам липсата на verb (To long for, to feel the absence of)
Māori
1 entries- mānakonako verb (To long for, to feel the absence of)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
it put him in thought of that missing link of creation’s chain desiderated by the late ingenious Mr Darwin.
Source: wiktionary
O Friend of God, know then that London is the desiderate town even of all Earth's cities.
Source: wiktionary
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