hatev. t.[OE. haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS. hatan, hatn to be hostile to, D. haten to hate, OHG. hazzn, hazzn, G. hassen, Icel. & Sw. hata, Dan. hade, Goth. hatan, hatjan. 36. Cf. Hate, n., Heinous.]()1. To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.()Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. (1 John iii. 15.)2. To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.()I hate that he should linger here. (Tennyson.)3. (Script.) To love less, relatively.(Luke xiv. 26.)()n.[OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G. hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. Hate, v.] Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; -- opposed to love.()For in a wink the false love turns to hate. (Tennyson.)