in Westm. Abbey_ xxvi, 297.
[M.] _Detest_ expresses indignation, with something of contempt.
_Loathe_ implies disgust, physical or moral. We _abhor_ a traitor,
_despise_ a coward, _detest_ a liar. We _dislike_ an uncivil person. We
_abhor_ cruelty, _hate_ tyranny. We _loathe_ a reptile or a flatterer.
We _abhor_ Milton's heroic Satan, but we can not _despise_ him.

Antonyms:

admire, crave, esteem, love,
approve, desire, like, relish.
covet, enjoy,

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ABIDE.

Synonyms:

anticipate, dwell, remain, stop,
await, endure, reside, tarry,
bear, expect, rest, tolerate,
bide, inhabit, sojourn, wait,
confront, live, stay, watch.
continue, lodge,

To _abide_ is to remain continuously without limit of time unless
expressed by the context: "to-day I must _abide_ at thy house," _Luke_
xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to _abide_ in forever," _1 Kings_
viii, 13; "_Abide_ with me! fast falls the eventide," LYTE _Hymn_.
_Lodge_, _sojourn_, _stay_, _tarry_, and _wait_ always imply a limited
time; _lodge_, to pass the night; _sojourn_, to _remain_ temporarily;
_live_, _dwell_, _reside_, to have a permanent home. _Stop_, in the
sense of _stay_ or _sojourn_, is colloquial, and not in approved use.
Compare ENDURE; REST.

Antonyms:

abandon, forfeit, migrate, reject,
avoid, forfend, move, resist,
depart, journey, proceed, shun.

Prepositions:

Abide _in_ a place, _for_ a time, _with_ a person, _by_ a statement.

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ABOLISH.

Synonyms:

abate, eradicate, prohibit, stamp out,
abrogate, exterminate, remove, subvert,
annihilate, extirpate, repeal, supplant,
annul, nullify, reverse, suppress,
destroy, obliterate, revoke, terminate.
end, overthrow, set aside,

_Abolish_, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as
something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons
and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly
figurative speech. _Abolish_ is now used of institutions, customs, and
conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to
_abolish_ slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is
burned to the ground is said to be _destroyed_ by fire. _Annihilate_, as
a philosophical term, signifies