Main Entry: abom·i·nate

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈbä-mə-ˌnāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): abom·i·nat·ed; abom·i·nat·ing

Etymology: Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari, literally, to deprecate as an ill omen, from ab- + omin-, omen omen

Date: 1628

: to hate or loathe intensely : abhor

synonyms see hate

— abom·i·na·tor \-ˌnā-tər\ noun