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convoiter

to covet

verb kohn-vwah-TEH Rare

Origin: Latin cupiditas (desire) via Old French

Also means

to lust after

Usage Note

Convoiter means to desire something belonging to someone else with envy or greed. It appears in formal and literary registers: convoiter le poste de directeur. The noun convoitise means covetousness or greed. Less common in casual speech, where vouloir or envier tend to replace it.

Examples

"Il convoite le poste depuis longtemps."

Natural Translation

He has coveted the position for a long time.

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