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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}
(l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian
to hate. See {Loath}.]
1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
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Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.
--Cowley.
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2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
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The secret which I loathe. --Waller.
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She loathes the vital sir. --Dryden.
Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.
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