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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. Consider, and Desiderate, and see Sidereal.] 1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet. [1913 Webster] Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv. 24. [1913 Webster] Ye desire your child to live. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request. [1913 Webster] Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2 Kings iv. 28. [1913 Webster] Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg. Usage: To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a milder form of command than "I desire you to do this," though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]