Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HATE, v.t. [Sax. hatian, to hate, and to heat; Goth. hatyan; G. hassen; D. haaten; Sw. hata; Dan. hader; L. odi, for hodi. In all the languages except the Saxon, hate and heat are distinguished in orthography; but the elements of the word are the same, and probably they are radically one word denoting to stir, to irritate, to rouse.]

1. To dislike greatly; to have a great aversion to. It expresses less than abhor, detest and abominate, unless pronounced with peculiar emphasis. How long will fools hate knowledge? Prov. i. Blessed are ye when men shall hate you. Luke vi. The Roman tyrant was contented to be hated, if he was but feared. Rambler.
2. In Scripture, it signifies to love less. If any man come to me, and hate not father and mother, &c. Luke xiv. He that spareth the rod, hateth his son. Prov. xiii.