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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