abominate
verb/əˈbɒmɪneɪt/
/əˈbɑːmɪneɪt/
not used in the progressive tenses (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they abominate | /əˈbɒmɪneɪt/ /əˈbɑːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it abominates | /əˈbɒmɪneɪts/ /əˈbɑːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple abominated | /əˈbɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈbɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle abominated | /əˈbɒmɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈbɑːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form abominating | /əˈbɒmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /əˈbɑːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- abominate something/somebody to feel deep hate or horror for something/somebodyTopics Feelingsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin abominat- ‘deprecated’, from the verb abominari, from ab- ‘away, from’ + omen, omin- ‘omen’.
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