odiar

/oˈdjaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to hate, to loathe

odiar = English odious: from Latin odium, hatred

Odiar comes from Latin odium (hatred), the same root as English odious and odium. Something odious is something you odiar. The noun is odio (hate), so odiar is simply odio + the verb ending -ar.

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