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detest
English
Etymology
From Middle French detester, from Latin detestari (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from de- + testari (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??t?st/
- Hyphenation: de?test
Verb
detest (third-person singular simple present detests, present participle detesting, simple past and past participle detested)
- (transitive) To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- I detest snakes.
- (transitive, obsolete) To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
- The heresy of Nestorius […] was detested in the Eastern churches.
- 1545, John Bale, The Image of Both Churches
- God hath detested them with his own mouth.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hate
Related terms
- detestable
- detestation
Translations
See also
- abhor
- despise
- disdain
- dislike
- hate
- loathe
Further reading
- detest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- detest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- dettes, setted, tested
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deest
English
Etymology
From Latin d?sum (“I am missing”).
Noun
deest (plural desunt)
- Placed after a catalogue abbreviation to indicate that this particular work does not appear in it.
Usage notes
The plural desunt is used when referring to several works.
Anagrams
- Steed, Teeds, deets, steed, tedes
Latin
Verb
d?est
- third-person singular present active indicative of d?sum
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