| Desert (desert) |
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| n. | (d*z rt") |
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| De*sert" |
| [OF.
deserte, desserte, merit, recompense, fr.
deservir, desservir, to merit. See Deserve.] |
That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly due;
claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward;
merit.
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| Desert (desert) |
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| n. | (d z"rt) |
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| Des"ert |
| [F.
désert, L. desertum, from desertus
solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert; de- +
serere to join together. See Series.] |
A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract
incapable of supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia
and Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation.
A tract, which may be capable of
sustaining a population, but has been left unoccupied and
uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary place.
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Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without
life or cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate;
solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.
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| Desert (desert) |
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| v. t. | (d*zrt") |
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| De*sert" |
| [imp. *** p. p. Deserted] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Deserting.] [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of
deserere to desert, F. dé]serter. See 2d
Desert.] |
To leave (especially
something which one should stay by and support); to leave in the
lurch; to abandon; to forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes
when used of localities; as, to desert a friend, a
principle, a cause, one's country.
To abandon (the service)
without leave; to forsake in violation of duty; to abscond from; as,
to desert the army; to desert one's colors.
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| Desert (desert) |
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| v. i. | |
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| De*sert" |
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To abandon a
service without leave; to quit military service without permission,
before the expiration of one's term; to abscond.
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