Desert Definition
- aid
- support
- assist
- stay
- help
- come back
- water
- productive
- cultivated
- fertile
- arable
- ocean
- do one's duty. See syn. study at abandon.abandon
- do one's duty
- obey
Other Word Forms of Desert
Noun
Origin of Desert
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French déserter from Late Latin dēsertāre frequentative of Latin dēserere to abandon dē- de- serere to join ser-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French désert or Old French desert, from Vulgar Latin desertum, from Latin desertus (“left waste”), past participle of deserere (“abandon”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Late Latin dēsertum from neuter past participle of dēserere to desert desert3
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from the Old French deserte, from deservir (“to deserve”). This in turn is from the Vulgar Latin deservire (“to gain or merit by giving service”)
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French deserte from feminine past participle of deservir to deserve deserve
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French déserter, from Late Latin desertare, from Latin desertus, from deserere (“abandon”)
From Wiktionary
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