What is 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 called?
desiderative — (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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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