a|bom|i|nate

a|bom|i|nate
a|bom|i|nate «uh BOM uh nayt», transitive verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
1. to feel disgust for; hate very much; loathe: »

Players abominate unfairness in an umpire.

SYNONYM(S): detest, abhor, despise, execrate.
2. to dislike: »

She abominates hot weather.

[< Latin abōminārī (with English -ate1) deplore as an ill omen < ab- off + ōminārī prophesy < ōmen, ōminis omen]
a|bom´i|na´tor, noun.

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