Boatman I travel east with and find most uncongenial (9)
I believe the answer is:
abominate
'and find most uncongenial' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'boatman i travel east' is the wordplay.
'travel' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'travels' mean this).
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'boatman'+'i'='boatmani'
'boatmani' with letters rearranged gives 'abominat'.
'abominat'+'e'='ABOMINATE'
'with' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abominate that I've seen before include "Hate" , "Be revolted by" , "Condemn" , "Dislike deeply" , "Loathe, detest" .)