Abominate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abominated; p. pr. & vb. n. Abominating.]
Etymology: [L. abominatus, p. p. or abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab + omen a foreboding. See Omen.]
To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all impiety.
Syn. -- To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See Hate.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for abominate; he lists it under abhor.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.