ABHOR
ABHOR', verb transitive [L abhorreo, of ab and horreo, to set up bristles, shiver or shake; to look terrible.]1. To hate extremely, or with contempt; to lothe, detest or abomina...
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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ABHOR', verb transitive [L abhorreo, of ab and horreo, to set up bristles, shiver or shake; to look terrible.]1. To hate extremely, or with contempt; to lothe, detest or abomina...
ABHOR'RED, participle passive Hated extremely, detested.
ABHOR'RENCE, noun Extreme hatred, detestation, great aversion.
ABHOR'RENCY, noun Extreme hatred, detestation, great aversion.
ABHOR'RENT, adjective1. Hating, detesting, struck with abhorrence.2. Contrary, odious, inconsistent with, expressive of extreme opposition, as, 'Slander is abhorrent to all idea...
ABHOR'RENTLY, adverb With abhorrence.
ABHOR'RER, noun One who abhors.
ABHOR'RING, participle present tense Having great aversion, detesting. As a noun, it is used in Isaiah lxvi, for the object of hatred - 'An abhorring to all flesh.'
A'BIB, noun [Heb. swelling, protuberant. To produce the first or early fruit; a full grown ear of corn.]The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, called also Nisan. It ...
ABI'DE, verb intransitive pert. and part. abode.abada, to be, or exist, to continue; W. bod, to be; to dwell, rest, continue, stand firm, or be stationary for anytime indefinite...
ABI'DER, noun One who dwells or continues.
ABI'DING, participle present tense Dwelling; remaining; continuing; enduring; awaiting.ABI'DING, noun Continuance; fixed state; residence; an enduring.
ABI'DINGLY, adverb In a manner to continue; permanently.
ABIL'ITY, noun [Latin habilitas, ableness, fitness, from habeo, to have or hold.]1. Physical power, whether bodily or mental; natural or acquired; force of understanding; skill ...
ABINTEST'ATE, adjective [Latin ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear witness; W. tyst; Arm. test, witness. See Test and Testify.]In the civil law...
ABJECT', verb transitive To throw away; to cast out. obsoleteAB'JECT, adjective [Latin abjectus, from abjicio, to throw away, from ab and jacio, to throw.]1. Sunk to a low condi...
ABJECT'EDNESS, noun A very low or despicable condition. [Little used.]
ABJEC'TION, noun A state of being cast away, hence a low state; meanness of spirit; baseness.
AB'JECTLY, adverb In a contemptible manner; meanly; servilely.
AB'JECTNESS, noun the state of being abject; meanness; servility.
ABJURA'TION, noun [See Abjure.]1. The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as 'an abjuration of the realm, ' by which a person swears to leave the country, and never to re...
ABJU'RE, verb transitive [Latin abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]1. To renounce upon oath; to abandon; as to abjure allegiance to a prince.2. To renounce o...
ABJU'RED, participle passive Renounced upon oath; solemnly recanted.
ABJU'RER, noun One who abjures.
ABJU'RING, participle present tense Renouncing upon oath; disclaiming with solemnity.
ABJUR'RATORY, adjective Containing abjuration
ABLAC'TATE, verb transitive [Latin ablacto; from ab and lac, milk.] to wean from the breast. [Little used.]