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abominor

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ab- (of, by, from) +‎ ōminor (forebode, predict, presage), from ōmen (sign, token, omen).

Verb

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abōminor (present infinitive abōminārī, perfect active abōminātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to deprecate (as an ill omen)
  2. to abominate, abhor, detest, loathe
    Synonyms: dēspuō, exsecror, abhorreō
    Antonyms: amō, dīligō

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: abominar
  • English: abominate
  • French: abominer
  • Italian: abominare
  • Portuguese: abominar
  • Spanish: abominar

References

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  • abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abominor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • God forbid: quod abominor! (procul absit!)