nauseate
nauseate
Definition
nau·se·ate (-s̸hē āt′, -z̸hē-; -sē-, -zē-)
transitive verb -·at′·ed, -·at′·ing
- to cause to feel nausea; make sick
- Rare to feel nausea at; loathe
Etymology: < L nauseatus, pp. of nauseare, to be seasick: see nausea
intransitive verb
to feel nausea; become sick
nau′·se·at′·ingly adverb
nau′·se·a′·tion noun
nauseate
Synonyms
nauseate
Usage Examples
Object
- smell: The flowers have a nauseating smell of rotting flesh, the odor of ordinary hawthorn is much sweeter.
- sight: I personally oppose them because I think there is no more nauseating sight than politicians pulling up the ladder of opportunity behind them.
- feeling: Bennett, a closet Democrat, keeps feeling nauseated at the prospect of nuclear war.
- stench: The nauseating stench of death permeated the whole camp and its environs.
- effect: Heather will be run over by the train, accompanied by nauseating sound effects.
- side-effect: Sodium bicarbonate | supplements Sodium Bicarbonate: Research suggests it may boost performance in short events, but it can have nauseating side-effects.
Infinitive complement
- see: They have shocking, evil, naked faces, and it is nauseating to see their long, nude tails.
Modifying Another Word
- so: Our hypocrisy would be amusing if it were not so nauseating.
- rather: It is a rather nauseating attempt on the part of the government to earn its green credentials whilst dodging the real issues.
- particularly: The " Cockney Reds " are particularly nauseating, for more reasons than one.
- too: Most people can take soft drinks or soups even when they are too nauseated to eat solid foods.
- slightly: Just Like Heaven is the cinematic equivalent of an intravenous sugar hit: slightly nauseating yet wickedly indulgent.
- quite: I tried a few years ago in Leverhulme Park and was quite nauseated after the ride!
Browse dictionary entries near nauseate
- nausea
- Nauru
- nauplius
- naumachia
- naughty
- naught
- Naugahyde
- Naucratis
- naturopathy
- naturopath
- nauseated
- nauseating
- nauseous
- Nausicaä
- naut
- nautch
- nautical
- nautical mile
- nautiloid
- nautilus
