v.
Pronunciation: di- ' test, d ē -
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French detester or Latin detestari; Middle French detester, from Latin detestari, literally, to curse while calling a deity to witness, from de- + testari to call to witness ― more at TESTAMENT
Date: circa 1535
1 : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : LOATHE
2 obsolete : CURSE , DENOUNCE
synonyms see HATE
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