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Dictionary: a·bom·i·nate   (ə-bŏm'ə-nāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.
To detest thoroughly; abhor.

[Latin abōminārī, abōmināt-, to deprecate as a bad omen : ab-, away; see ab-1 + ōmen, omen.]

abominator a·bom'i·na'tor n.

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verb

    To regard with extreme dislike and hostility: abhor, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe. See love/hatred.

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v

Definition: detestable
Antonyms: like, love


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: find repugnant
  Synonyms: abhor, loathe, execrate


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afsky, væmmes ved

Nederlands (Dutch)
verafschuwen, haten

Français (French)
v. tr. - exécrer, détester, abhorrer, abominer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verabscheuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απεχθάνομαι, σιχαίνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
provare abominio, avere ribrezzo di, avere in orrore

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abominar

Русский (Russian)
питать отвращение, не выносить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aborrecer, abominar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsky

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
痛恨, 憎恶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 痛恨, 憎惡

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 너무나 싫어하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 忌み嫌う, 大嫌いである

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يمقت, يبغض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיעב, שנא‬


 
 
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