A-bŏm′i-nāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. ABOMINATED; p. pr. & vb. n. ABOMINATING.] [Lat. abominare, abominari, to deprecate as ominous, abhor, curse, from ab and omen, foreboding; O. Fr. abominer, Pr. abominar.] To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; to abhor; to detest; as, to abominate all impiety.

Synonyms—To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See HATE.