Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Loathe

Loathe (lōt) , transitive verb

[Anglo-Saxon lāeian to hate. See Loath.]

1.
To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.
Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread. — Cowley
2.
To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.
The secret which I loathe. — Waller
She loathes the vital sir. — Dryden

Loathe , intransitive verb

To feel disgust or nausea. [Obsolete]