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Italian
Etymology
From Latin dētestārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.teˈsta.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: de‧te‧stà‧re
Verb
detestàre (first-person singular present detèsto, first-person singular past historic detestài, past participle detestàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to detest, to loathe, to hate
Conjugation
See also
Further reading
- detestare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
dētestāre
- second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of dētestor
Romanian
Etymology
From detesta + -re.
Noun
detestare f (plural detestări)
- detestation
Declension
Spanish
Verb
detestare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of detestar