desire vs request

desire and request both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desire	Yes	No	Yes	No
request	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, request is a hypernym of desire; that is, request is a word with a broader meaning than desire:

Other hypernyms of desire include ask for, bespeak, call for, quest.

desire (noun)	request (noun)
an inclination to want things	the verbal act of requesting
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state	a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
something that is desired

desire (verb)	request (verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly	express the need or desire for
express a desire for	ask (a person) to do something
expect and wish	inquire for (information)