Strong’s definition
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
KJV gloss list in the source
abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person.
Source pronunciation notation: maw-as'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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