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That he could rise out of the barbaric in his love and his hate was heroic.

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  1. transitive verb To feel hostility or animosity toward.
  2. transitive verb To detest.
  3. transitive verb To feel dislike or distaste for: hates washing dishes.
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  • But the hate is a fiery aura around her that silences me and I watch quietly as the Fish-drones carry her life away. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • But your hate was and is ... too strong It is not hate,' protested Parmenion, but Hermias swung the gelding's head and galloped away. —  David Gemmell - (Lion of Macedon 01) Lion Of Macedon v1.0 (1990).htm
  • So ... if you're curious as to what all of the hate is about, you can purchase Floam at Amazon. com. —  Inventor Spot - Inventions, Innovations, and Interesting Ideas for the Inventor in All of Us
  • They reject the faith and religion of Conservatives and choose instead to worship at the altar of hate -- hate for those who do not cling to their particular views. —  THE IRATE NATION
  • And hate--hate--why, can't you feel the simmerin', boilin' hatred of that States girl just raisin' the temperature of this land of Canaan? —  Heart's Desire
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

hatred ·  animosity ·  malice ·  dislike ·  lust ·  bitterness ·  ferocity ·  loathe ·  hunger ·  scorn ·  antagonism ·  vengeance

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hate:   hating ·  hated ·  hates
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English haten, from Old English hatian. N., Middle English, from Old English hete.

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  1. from Middle English haten, hatien, from Anglo-Saxon hatian, hatigian = Old Saxon hatōn, hatan = OFries. hatia = Dutch haten = Middle Low German Low German haten = Old High German hazzēn, hazzōn, Middle High German hazzen, German hassen = Icelandic hata = Swedish hata = Danish hade = Gothic (Moesogothic) hatjan and hatan, hate. A secondary form appears in Anglo-Saxon *hettan (only in present participle as a noun, hettend, an enemy) = Old High German hezzen, Middle High German G. hetzen, bait, hunt, set on, incite. The orig. meaning involves the notion of pursuing with hatred. See the noun. Hence, through Old French, heinous, q. v.
  2. from Middle English hate (with vowel of the verb), reg. hete, from Anglo-Saxon hete, masculine, = Old Saxon heti = Dutch haat = Middle Low German hāt = Old High German haz (hazz-), masculine, also neuter, Middle High German haz (hazz-), German hass = Icelandic hatr = Swedish hat = Danish had = Gothic (Moesogothic) hatis (genitive hatizis, once genitive hatis), hate, anger (later Gothic (Moesogothic) hatizōn, be angry): see hate, v.
 

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