abominate

  • 21abominate — abom·i·nate …

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  • 22abominate — a•bom•i•nate [[t]əˈbɒm əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor 2) to feel distaste for; dislike • Etymology: 1840–50; < L abōminātus loathed, ptp. of abōminārī. See abominable, ate I a•bom′i•na… …

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  • 23abominate — /əˈbɒməneɪt / (say uh bomuhnayt) verb (t) (abominated, abominating) to regard with intense aversion; dislike strongly; abhor. {Latin abōminātus, past participle, seen as an ill omen} …

  • 24abominate — v.tr. detest, loathe. Derivatives: abominator n. Etymology: L abominari (as ABOMINABLE) …

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  • 25Abominated — 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… …

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  • 26Abominating — 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… …

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  • 27hate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Intense dislike Nouns 1. hate, hatred, abhorrence, loathing; disaffection, disfavor; alienation, estrangement, coolness; enmity, hostility, animosity, resentment; spite, despite, bad blood; malice (see… …

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  • 28hate — hater, n. /hayt/, v., hated, hating, n. v.t. 1. to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry. 2. to be unwilling; dislike: I hate to do it. v.i. 3. to feel …

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  • 29loathe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. detest, abhor, abominate. See hate. Ant., love. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hate, abhor, detest, abominate; see dislike , hate 1 . See Synonym Study at hate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. dislike …

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  • 30Detest — De*test , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detesting}.] [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf. F. d[… …

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