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Pronunciation : Crave (krv)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. crafian; akin to Icel. krefia, Sw. kr, Dan. kr.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Craved (kr; p pr. & vb. n. Craving.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Crave
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a craving appetite. Once one may crave for love. Suckling.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913