- (v.t.) To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.
- (v.t.) To fill with horror or disgust.
- (v.t.) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
- (v.i.) To shrink back with horror, disgust or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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