abominate

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[edit] Etymology 1

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  • (RP) IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌnət/

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abominate (comparative more abominate, superlative most abominate)

  1. (obsolete) Abominable; detested.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari "to deprecate as ominous", "to abhor", "to curse"; derived from ab- "from" + omen "a foreboding".

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  • (RP)
    • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/

[edit] Verb

abominate (third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated)

  1. (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to abhor; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread.
    "Much as I abominate writing, I would not give up Mr. Collins's correspondence for any consideration." (Pride and Prejudice)
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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

abominate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of abominare
  2. second-person plural imperative of abominare
  3. Feminine plural of abominato

[edit] Latin

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abōmināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of abōminō
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