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Definition
to strongly want (something—especially something that belongs to another)
- Of course no one in Olinka owns a bicycle, but one of the roadbuilders has one, and all the Olinka men covet it and talk of someday soon purchasing their own.
covet = strongly want
There are no more uses of "covet" in The Color Purple.
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