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nau·se·ate (-s̸hē āt′, -z̸hē-; -sē-, -zē-)
transitive verb nauseated -·at′·ed, nauseating -·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
Related Forms:
- nauseatingly nau′·se·at′·ingly adverb
- nauseation nau′·se·a′·tion noun
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