hate, detest
(verb) dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; “I hate Mexican food”; “She detests politicians”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detest (third-person singular simple present detests, present participle detesting, simple past and past participle detested)
(transitive) To dislike intensely; to loathe.
(transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
• This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs
• See also hate
• dettes, setted, tested
Source: Wiktionary
De*test", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Detested; p. pr. & vb. n. Detesting.] Etym: [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest; de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf. F. détester. See Testify.]
1. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [Obs.] The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the Eastern churches. Fuller. God hath detested them with his own mouth. Bale.
2. To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as, we detest what is contemptible or evil. Who dares think one thing, and another tell, My heart detests him as the gates of hell. Pope.
Syn.
– To abhor; abominate; execrate. See Hate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
