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abominate

a·bom·i·nate [ ə bómmi nàyt ] (past and past participle a·bom·i·nat·ed, present participle a·bom·i·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular a·bom·i·nates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
loathe something: to dislike and disapprove of somebody or something intensely ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Latin abominat-, past participle of abominari (see abominable)]

a·bom·i·na·tor noun
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