To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
To make (someone or something) no longer noble
Not noble; ignoble; base.
Of a metal, being at the lower end of the electrochemical series, i.e. oxidising readily.