/ əˈbɒmɪneɪt; NAmE əˈbɑːm-/ verb
[ vn ] (not used in the progressive tenses) ( formal ) to feel hatred or disgust for sth/sb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin abominat- deprecated, from the verb abominari , from ab- away, from + omen , omin- omen.