abominate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Adjective 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Pronunciation 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Synonyms 1.3.2.2 Derived terms 1.3.2.3 Related terms 1.3.2.4 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌnət/

[edit] Adjective

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".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP)
  • IPA: /əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt/

[edit] Verb

to 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)

[edit] Synonyms

• hate
• abhor
• loathe
• detest
• See also Wikisaurus:hate

[edit] Derived terms

• abominator

[edit] Related terms

• abomination

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

abominate

1. Second-person plural present tense of abominare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of abominare.
3. Feminine plural of abominato.