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nauseate

[ naw-zee-eyt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee- ]

verb (used with object)

, nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing.
  1. to affect with nausea; sicken 1:

    The overwhelming smell of boiled cabbage nauseated them.

  2. to cause to feel extreme disgust:

    His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me.

    Synonyms: revolt

    Antonyms: delight, attract



verb (used without object)

, nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing.
  1. to become affected with nausea.

nauseate

/ ˈnɔːzɪˌeɪt; -sɪ- /

verb

  1. tr to arouse feelings of disgust or revulsion in
  2. to feel or cause to feel sick


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Derived Forms

  • ˈnauseˌatingly, adverb
  • ˌnauseˈation, noun
  • ˈnauseˌating, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nauseate1

First recorded in 1630–40, nauseate is from the Latin word nauseātus (past participle of nauseāre “to be seasick”). See nausea, -ate 1

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Example Sentences

Attack ads nauseate Cory Booker, Pelosi predicts a dead-even election, and more.

In the dryest, the largest, the best of them there is everything to debase the manhood and nauseate the soul.

Actually I was under the impression that sweet lemonade would nauseate a grown man, if taken so soon after dinner.

The recollection alone was almost enough to nauseate him, and he always had ridden a wide circle at the first whiff.

Any thing affected or imitated is apt to nauseate when contrasted with the genuine and natural.

Will nauseate some persons, but the reaction from the temporary depression is prompt.

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