CRAVED

craved, desired

(adjective) wanted intensely; ā€œthe child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookiesā€; ā€œit produced the desired effectā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

craved

simple past tense and past participle of crave

Anagrams

• carved

Source: Wiktionary


CRAVE

Crave (krv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (kr; p pr. & vb. n. Craving.] Etym: [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. kr, Dan. kr.]

1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to implore. I crave your honor's pardon. Shak. Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. Mark xv. 43.

2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to require or demand; as, the stomach craves food. His path is one that eminently craves weary walking. Edmund Gurney.

Syn.

– To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit; request; supplicate; adjure.

Crave, v. i.

Definition: To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. Suckling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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