transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈtest, dē- ]
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
• de·test·er noun