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detestOne entry found for detest. Main Entry: de·test Pronunciation: di-'test, dE- 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 1 : to feel intense and often violent antipathy toward : LOATHE 2 obsolete : CURSE, DENOUNCE synonym see HATE - de·test·er noun
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