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covet
cov·et / ˈkəvət/ • v. (cov·et·ed , cov·et·ing ) [tr.] yearn to possess or have (something): the president-elect covets time for exercise and fishing | [as adj.] (coveted) he won the coveted Booker Prize for fiction. DERIVATIVES: cov·et·a·ble adj. |
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"covet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "covet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-covet.html "covet." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-covet.html |
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covet XIII. ME. cuveite, coveite — OF. cu-, coveitier (mod. convoiter) :- Rom. *cupiditāre, f. cupiditās CUPIDITY.
So covetous XIII. |
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T. F. HOAD. "covet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "covet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-covet.html T. F. HOAD. "covet." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-covet.html |
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covet
•davit • brevet • velvet • affidavit
•civet, privet, rivet, trivet
•private • covet • aquavit • banquet
•halfwit • peewit • dimwit • nitwit
•exquisite, visit
•requisite • perquisite
•closet, posit
•apposite • opposite • composite
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"covet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "covet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-covet.html "covet." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-covet.html |
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