| de·test
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tr.v. de·test·ed, de·test·ing, de·tests To dislike intensely; abhor. [French détester, from Latin dētestārī, to curse : dē-, de- + testārī, to invoke (from testis, witness; see trei- in Indo-European roots).] de·test'er n. |
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Detested
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| detested | |
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| treated with contempt [syn: despised] |
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