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a·bom·i·nate
 abominate
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- pronunciation:
ba
mih
neIt
- features:
- Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
abominates, abominating, abominated |
definition 1: |
to have an intense aversion to; loathe; detest.
We abominate all such acts of terror.- antonyms:
- enjoy, esteem, love, worship
- similar words:
- abhor, despise, detest, loathe
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definition 2: |
(informal) to dislike thoroughly.
I abominate these long meetings.He's very punctual and he abominates it when other people are late.[verb + it + when + clause
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- antonyms:
- adore, esteem, like, love
- similar words:
- despise
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related words: |
dislike, hate |
derivation: |
abominator (n.) |
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