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disapprove
English
Etymology
dis- +? approve
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s??p?u?v/
Verb
disapprove (third-person singular simple present disapproves, present participle disapproving, simple past and past participle disapproved)
- (intransitive) To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
- She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
- (transitive) To refuse to approve; reject.
- To have or express an unfavorable opinion. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Antonyms
- approve
Related terms
- disapprobation
- disapproval
Translations
Further reading
- disapprove in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- disapprove in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- disapprove at OneLook Dictionary Search
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abominate
English
Etymology
First attested in 1644. Perhaps a back-formation from abomination. Alternatively, perhaps from Late Latin ab?min?tus, past participle of ab?minar? (“to deprecate as an ill omen”), from ab + ominari (“to forebode, presage”), from omen.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??b?m.??n??t/, /??b?m.??n??t/
- (adjective): (US) IPA(key): /?.?b?m.?.?n??t/, /?.?b?m.?.?n??t/, /?.?b?m.?.n?t/
Adjective
abominate (comparative more abominate, superlative most abominate)
- (rare) Abominable; detested. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
Verb
abominate (third-person singular simple present abominates, present participle abominating, simple past and past participle abominated)
- (transitive) To feel disgust towards; to loathe or detest thoroughly; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- Synonym: abhor
- (transitive, colloquial) To dislike strongly. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
Synonyms
- (to abhor): abhor, loathe, detest
- See also Thesaurus:hate
Derived terms
- abominator
Related terms
- abomination
Translations
References
Italian
Verb
abominate
- second-person plural present indicative of abominare
- second-person plural imperative of abominare
- feminine plural of abominato
Latin
Verb
ab?min?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of ab?min?
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