overhate

verb

overhate

verb

Etymology From over- + hate.

1

To hate excessively.

From sucklings hath thy honor sprung, Thy force hath flow'd from babies tongue: Whereby thou stopp'st thine en'mies prating Bent to revenge and overhating.1599, Sir Philip Sidney, “Psalm VIII. Domine, Dominus”, in The Sidney Psalms:
The Ermine is, then of immense benefit to the farmer. We are of the opinion that it has been overhated, and too indiscriminately persecuted.1882, Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio - Volume 4, pages 34–35:

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Parsons replied, with his dry sense of humor: “I do not overeat, and I do not overhate. I keep busy, am interested in every human endeavor and enjoy life.”2016, Paul DeForest Hicks, John E. Parsons: An Eminent New Yorker in The Gilded Age, →ISBN:

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