nauseate

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

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verb (used with object),nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing.

to affect with nausea; sicken 1: The overwhelming smell of boiled cabbage nauseated them.
to cause to feel extreme disgust: His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me.

verb (used without object),nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing.

to become affected with nausea.

Origin of nauseate

First recorded in 1630–40, nauseate is from the Latin word nauseātus (past participle of nauseāre “to be seasick”). See nausea, -ate¹

Other words for nauseate

revolt

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Opposites for nauseate

2	attract, delight

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How to use nauseate in a sentence

Attack ads nauseate Cory Booker, Pelosi predicts a dead-even election, and more.
Cory Booker on ‘Nauseating’ Attack Ads & More Sunday Talk (Video) | The Daily Beast Video | May 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the dryest, the largest, the best of them there is everything to debase the manhood and nauseate the soul.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2 | Various
Actually I was under the impression that sweet lemonade would nauseate a grown man, if taken so soon after dinner.
I Walked in Arden | Jack Crawford
The recollection alone was almost enough to nauseate him, and he always had ridden a wide circle at the first whiff.
'Me-Smith' | Caroline Lockhart
Any thing affected or imitated is apt to nauseate when contrasted with the genuine and natural.
The Hindoos as they Are | Shib Chunder Bose

Will nauseate some persons, but the reaction from the temporary depression is prompt.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for nauseate

nauseate

/ (ˈnɔːzɪˌeɪt, -sɪ-) /

verb

(tr) to arouse feelings of disgust or revulsion in
to feel or cause to feel sick

Derived forms of nauseate

nauseating, adjective
nauseation, noun
nauseatingly, adverb

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