Definition of desire

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Desire (v. t.) To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

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Signify :: Signify (n.) To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present..
Vocally :: Vocally (adv.) In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally..
Panslavism :: Panslavism (n.) A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one confederacy.
Vanity :: Vanity (n.) An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.
Mortify :: Mortify (v. i.) To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
Hostile :: Hostile (a.) Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country; hostile to a sudden change..
Contain :: Contain (v. i.) To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.
Utility :: Utility (n.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. See Note under Value, 2..
Temper :: Temper (v. i.) To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
Advantage :: Advantage (n.) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more elevated position..
Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to destroy or change some property or properties of, by exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime..
Amativeness :: Amativeness (n.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.
Burn :: Burn (v. i.) To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with fever..
Desirefulness :: Desirefulness (n.) The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and possess.
Spiritualness :: Spiritual-minded (a.) Having the mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy desires and affections..
Stomach :: Stomach (n.) The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef..
Displeasure :: Displeasure (n.) The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike; dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation..
Wilne :: Wilne (v. t.) To wish; to desire.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
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