De*sid"er*a*tive (?), a. [L.
desiderativus.] Denoting desire; as, desiderative
verbs.
De*sid"er*a*tive, n. 1.
An object of desire.
2. (Gram.) A verb formed from another
verb by a change of termination, and expressing the desire of doing
that which is indicated by the primitive verb.