1550s, in grammar, of a verb, "formed to signify the desire for the action or condition denoted by the simple verb;" see desiderata + -ive. As a noun, "a desiderative verb," from 1751.
desiccant
desiccate
desiccated
desiccation
desiderata
desiderative
desideratum
design
designate
designated
designation
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