Loathed

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

  Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}
     (l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian
     to hate. See {Loath}.]
     1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
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              Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
                                                    --Cowley.
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     2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
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              The secret which I loathe.            --Waller.
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              She loathes the vital sir.            --Dryden.
  
     Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.
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