nauseate

(-s̸hē āt′, -z̸hē-; -sē-, -zē-)

transitive verb nauseated, nauseating

  1. to cause to feel nausea; make sick
  2. Rare to feel nausea at; loathe

Origin: < L nauseatus, pp. of nauseare, to be seasick: see nausea

intransitive verb

to feel nausea; become sick

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See nauseate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin nauseāre, nauseāt-

Origin: , from nausea, nausea; see nausea

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Related Forms:

  • nauˌse·aˈtion noun

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