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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ABOMINATE

From the past participle of Latin abōminārī to regard as an ill omen, from ab- away from + ōmin-, from omen.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ABOMINATE

abominate  [əˈbɒmɪˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABOMINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abominate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb abominate in English.

WHAT DOES ABOMINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of abominate in the English dictionary

The definition of abominate in the dictionary is to dislike intensely; loathe; detest.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ABOMINATE

PRESENT

Present
I abominate
you abominate
he/she/it abominates
we abominate
you abominate
they abominate
Present continuous
I am abominating
you are abominating
he/she/it is abominating
we are abominating
you are abominating
they are abominating
Present perfect
I have abominated
you have abominated
he/she/it has abominated
we have abominated
you have abominated
they have abominated
Present perfect continuous
I have been abominating
you have been abominating
he/she/it has been abominating
we have been abominating
you have been abominating
they have been abominating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I abominated
you abominated
he/she/it abominated
we abominated
you abominated
they abominated
Past continuous
I was abominating
you were abominating
he/she/it was abominating
we were abominating
you were abominating
they were abominating
Past perfect
I had abominated
you had abominated
he/she/it had abominated
we had abominated
you had abominated
they had abominated
Past perfect continuous
I had been abominating
you had been abominating
he/she/it had been abominating
we had been abominating
you had been abominating
they had been abominating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will abominate
you will abominate
he/she/it will abominate
we will abominate
you will abominate
they will abominate
Future continuous
I will be abominating
you will be abominating
he/she/it will be abominating
we will be abominating
you will be abominating
they will be abominating
Future perfect
I will have abominated
you will have abominated
he/she/it will have abominated
we will have abominated
you will have abominated
they will have abominated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been abominating
you will have been abominating
he/she/it will have been abominating
we will have been abominating
you will have been abominating
they will have been abominating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would abominate
you would abominate
he/she/it would abominate
we would abominate
you would abominate
they would abominate
Conditional continuous
I would be abominating
you would be abominating
he/she/it would be abominating
we would be abominating
you would be abominating
they would be abominating
Conditional perfect
I would have abominate
you would have abominate
he/she/it would have abominate
we would have abominate
you would have abominate
they would have abominate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been abominating
you would have been abominating
he/she/it would have been abominating
we would have been abominating
you would have been abominating
they would have been abominating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you abominate
we let´s abominate
you abominate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to abominate
Past participle
abominated
Present Participle
abominating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABOMINATE


contaminate
kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
criminate
ˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt
culminate
ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt
decontaminate
ˌdiːkənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
delaminate
diːˈlæmɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
examinate
ɪɡˈzæmɪˌneɪt
exterminate
ɪkˈstɜːmɪˌneɪt
fulminate
ˈfʌlmɪˌneɪt
germinate
ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
inseminate
ɪnˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
predominate
prɪˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
ruminate
ˈruːmɪˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABOMINATE

abolla
aboma
abomasa
abomasal
abomasum
abomasus
abominable
abominable snowman
abominableness
abominably
abomination
abominator
abondance
abonnement
aboral
aborally
abord
aborigen
aborigin
aboriginal

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABOMINATE

alginate
aluminate
assassinate
caseinate
combinate
coordinate
determinate
donate
fascinate
hallucinate
indeterminate
indiscriminate
indoctrinate
marinate
ordinate
originate
paginate
procrastinate
subordinate
succinate
urinate

Synonyms and antonyms of abominate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ABOMINATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «abominate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of abominate

Translation of «abominate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABOMINATE

Find out the translation of abominate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abominate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abominate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

憎恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abominate
570 millions of speakers

English

abominate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घृणा करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يكرهونه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гнушается
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abomino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণায় পরিহার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

détester
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memalukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abominate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

abominate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

abominate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abominate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்போடு எண்ணு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घृणास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tiksinmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abominate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

abominate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гребує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detestă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

abominate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afsku
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avsky
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abominate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOMINATE»

The term «abominate» is regularly used and occupies the 101.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABOMINATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abominate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABOMINATE»

Discover the use of abominate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abominate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The works ¬of ¬J. ¬Behmen, ¬the ¬teutonic ¬theosopher
This the Physicians must well observe, that the raw Herbs do not reach the Root, where the Abominate is arisen in the Center in the Property of the Life's Form •, they reach only the four Elements, and give some Easement, but the Abominate ...
Jakob Böhme, 1781
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The Signature Of All Things:
elements; it must be introduced into the putrefaction of all the four elements; in the fire it dies to its earthliness, and in the putrefaction to the water's earthliness, and in the air's putrefaction to the abominate and earthlinessofthe air; andthen it ...
Jacob Boehme, 2014
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Signature of All Things
The like is also to be understood concerning the astrum, which has its sude in the outward body as a peculiar body in the four elements; if the cure may be freed from the abominate of the four elements, then the astrum falls also into the good ...
Jacob Boehme, 2007
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Signature of All Things
Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, this is a profound text, deeply influential upon devotional writers such as William Law, visionaries such as William Blake (informing The Marriage of Heaven and Hell) and, more recently, upon ...
5
Philologia Anglicana: or, a Philological and synonymical ...
We are not guilty of your injuries, No way confent to them; but abhor, Abominate', and loath this cruelty." ' Southern's Oroonoko. 3. “ N0 difeiple {hall more zealoufly ubominate' that crime than he that fof'ters it in his bofom." Bp. Hall. 4'. “ But the ...
Benjamin DAWSON (Rector of Burgh, Suffolk.), 1806
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Dictionary of Synonymous Words in ...
Declare thy message, and expect thy doom." ABHOR. Dktf.st. Abominate. Loathe. Of these the plainest is Loathe (A. S. Iiiihinn, to loathe). It is also the most purely physical, being in the first place employed to express nausea or physical disgust  ...
Charles John Smith, 1910
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Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous ...
Abominate. Loathe. Of these the plainest is Loathe (A. S. Iddhian, to hate), which is also the most purely physical, being in the first place employed to express nausea or physical disgust. The sick man loathes his food. When employed of moral ...
‎1871
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English synonyms explained: with copious illustrations and ...
What we abhor is repugnant to our moral feelings ; what we detest contradicts our moral principle ; what we abominate does equal violence to our religious and moral sentiments ; what we loath acts upon us physically and mentally. Inhumanity ...
George Crabb, 1844
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Perspectives on Prescriptivism
We are not guilty of your injuries, No way consent to them; but abhor, Abominate, and loath this cruelty. Southern's Oroonoko. He professed both to abominate and despise all mystery, refinement and intrigue, either in a prince or minister.
Joan C. Beal, Carmela Nocera, Massimo Sturiale, 2008
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Scoundrels, Thugs, and Fools: Adventures in Neoconland
Adventures in Neoconland Don Ambrose. of the one true word, because there are other leaders doing similar work, although they're not nearly as messianic.8 Abominate Frenzy 8 Abominate Frenzy enjoyed another significant advantage.
Don Ambrose, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABOMINATE»

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The Lord hath destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah…
4 And so the Lord's anger did rise up against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, for daring to usurp unto themselves the right to abominate in ... «Ghana Business News, Jun 15»
2
Voluntary Simplicity – The Relativity of Poverty
“The proud man thinks humility abhorrent; so too, the rich abominate the poor” (Ecclus 13:20). Judgements of this sort are traditionally based on ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
3
Chuck Manker: Avoid getting into life's ruts
A final word: Abominate mediocrity. Dream new dreams. Set new goals. God still has a mission for you to accomplish. Whether being a church, ... «Petoskey News-Review, Jun 15»
4
Will France catch our Eurosceptic bug?
The French abominate la City de Londres and it doesn't help that a good third of the country's top graduates, year after year, are lured over the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
5
Quick crossword No 14056
1 Witty comment (9); 8 Abominate (5); 9 Weariness (7); 10 Swaggering tough (5,3); 11 Master of ceremonies (4); 13 Be contrite (6); 14 Arabic ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Could Jacob Rees-Mogg succeed John Bercow as Commons …
Why does Lord Sugar abominate Andrew Neil who, for many, was broadcasting's General Election star? Surely the old goat isn't upset by a ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
7
The death of happiness in Zimbabwe
So Chiyangwa could entertain himself with an abominate transformer limousine? Philip Chiyangwa's latest limo: Picture by Kudakwashe ... «Nehanda Radio, Apr 15»
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The death of happiness
So Chiyangwa could entertain himself with an abominate transformer limousine? These individuals spend huge sums of money with no real ... «The Zimbabwean, Apr 15»
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Tamworth police station to be demolished in new college plan
Profile image for Abominate. Abominate | March 25 2015, 9:19AM. They closed our hospital and reneged on the promise to build a new one; ... «Tamworth Herald, Mar 15»
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Adam Fisher: What would (a female) Jesus do?
... forced by his own father, a Presbyterian minister, to memorize great hunks of the Bible by candlelight, my father came to abominate religion. «GazetteNET, Mar 15»

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