Main Entry:

de·test

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈtest, dē-\

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 : loathe2obsolete : curse, denounce

synonyms see hate

— de·test·er noun