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Borrowed from Latin detestārī.

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detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detestí, past participle detestat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to detest

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detestar

  1. to detest

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin detestārī, likely borrowed.

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  • Hyphenation: de‧tes‧tar

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detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detestei, past participle detestado)

  1. to detest, loathe, abominate

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:detestar.

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin detestāri, detestor.

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  • IPA(key): /detesˈtaɾ/ [d̪e.t̪esˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧tes‧tar

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detestar (first-person singular present detesto, first-person singular preterite detesté, past participle detestado)

  1. to detest, to loathe, to abominate

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