▪ I. abominate, v.
(əˈbɒmɪneɪt)
[f. L. abōmināt- ppl. stem of abōminā-ri: see abominable and -ate3.]
1. To feel extreme disgust and hatred towards; to regard with intense aversion; to abhor, loathe.
| 1644 Bulwer Chironomia 53 Who refuse, abhor, detest or abominate some execrable thing. 1649 Milton Eikon. i. 339 (1851) A Scotch Warr, condemn'd and abominated by the whole kingdom. 1706 De Foe Jure Divino Pref. 4 Those who Swore to him when he was King..are all Perjur'd Rebels; abominable, and to be abominated by all good Men. 1728 Newton Chronol. Amended 9 The Egyptians..lived only on the fruits of the earth, and abominated flesh-eaters. 1866 Motley Dutch Rep. iii. v. 437 Influential persons in Madrid had openly abominated the cruel form of amnesty which had been decreed. |
2. loosely. To dislike strongly.
| 1880 V. Lee Italy iv. iii. 170 Steele..had no musical sense, and abominated operas. 1881 A. Trollope Ayala's Angel III. xlvi. 37 Then he spake again ‘I do abominate a perverse young woman.’ |
▪ II. abominate, ppl. a.
(əˈbɒmɪnət)
[ad. L. abōmināt-us pa. pple. of abōminā-ri: see abominable.]
Held in abomination, detested.
| 1850 Blackie æschylus I. 194 These are the horrid feasts, Of gods abominate. 1852 Kingsley Andromeda 58 Grieving the eyes of their pride, abominate, doomed to their anger. |