Abominate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abominate \A*bom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abominated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Abominating}.] [L. abominatus, p. p. or
     abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab +
     omen a foreboding. See {Omen}.]
     To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as
     if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all


     impiety.
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     Syn: To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See {Hate}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abominate
       v : find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" [syn:
            {abhor}, {loathe}, {execrate}]