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nau⋅se⋅ate

  [naw-zee-eyt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use nauseate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to affect with nausea; sicken.
2. to cause to feel extreme disgust: His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me.
–verb (used without object)
3. to become affected with nausea.
Origin:
1630–40; < L nauseātus (ptp. of nauseāre to be seasick). See nausea, -ate 1

Synonyms:
2. revolt.

Antonyms:
2. attract, delight.

Usage note:
See nauseous.
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nau·se·ate   (nô'zē-āt', -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)   
intr. & tr.v.   nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing, nau·se·ates

  1. To feel or cause to feel nausea.

  2. To feel or cause to feel loathing or disgust. See Synonyms at disgust.


[Latin nauseāre, nauseāt-, from nausea, nausea; see nausea.]
nau'se·a'tion n.
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Main Entry: nau·se·ate
Pronunciation: 'no-z(h)E-"At, -s(h)E-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed; -at·ing
intransitive senses
: to become affected with nausea nauseate transitive senses
: to affect with nausea
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nauseate nau·se·ate (nô'zē-āt', -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)
v. nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing, nau·se·ates
To feel or cause to feel nausea.

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