Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}
   (l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian
   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.

            The secret which I loathe.            --Waller.

            She loathes the vital sir.            --Dryden.

   Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.