In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
NAUSEATE
disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
(verb) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; “The pornographic pictures sickened us”
sicken, nauseate, turn one's stomach
(verb) upset and make nauseated; “The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman’s stomach”; “The mold on the food sickened the diners”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
nauseate (third-person singular simple present nauseates, present participle nauseating, simple past and past participle nauseated)
(transitive) To cause nausea in.
(transitive) To disgust.
(intransitive) To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
(obsolete, transitive) To reject or spit (something) out because it causes a feeling of nausea.
(obsolete, transitive, figurative) To be disgusted by (something).
Synonyms
• disgust
• make sick
• offend
• repel
• repulse
• revolt
• sicken
Source: Wiktionary
Nau"se*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Nauseated; p. pr. & vb. n. Nauseating.] Etym: [L. nauseare, nauseatum, fr. nausea. See Nausea.]
Definition: To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
Nau"se*ate, v. t.
1. To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or disgust.
2. To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe. The patient nauseates and loathes wholesome foods. Blackmore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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