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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Loathe

/(lōt͟h)/ · IPA /ˈloʊð/
01 v. t. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
imp. & p. p. Loathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loathing
  1. 1.
    To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
    Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.” — Cowley.
  2. 2.
    To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
    “The secret which I loathe.” Waller.
    “She loathes the vital sir.” Dryden.
Syn. To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See Hate.
02 v. i. To feel disgust or nausea.
  1. 1.
    To feel disgust or nausea.[Obs.]