ABOMINATING

Verb

abominating

present participle of abominate

Source: Wiktionary


ABOMINATE

A*bom"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abominating.] Etym: [L. abominatus, p. p. or abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab + omen a foreboding. See Omen.]

Definition: To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety.

Syn.

– To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See Hate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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