The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Abominate \A*bom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abominated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Abominating.] [L. abominatus, p. p. or
   abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab +
   omen a foreboding. See Omen.]
   To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as
   if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all
   impiety.
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   Syn: To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See Hate.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

abominate
    v 1: find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
         [syn: abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate]