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nauseate

verb
nau·​se·​ate | \ ˈnȯ-zhē-ˌāt How to pronounce nauseate (audio) , -shē-, -zē- How to pronounce nauseate (audio) , -sē- How to pronounce nauseate (audio) \
nauseated; nauseating

Definition of nauseate

intransitive verb

1 : to become affected with nausea
2 : to feel disgust

transitive verb

: to affect with nausea or disgust

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Examples of nauseate in a Sentence

The smell of gasoline nauseates me. It nauseated him to see the way the animals were treated.

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Rowe spent the rest of the flight feeling nauseated. Hannah Denham, Washington Post, "Woman barred from American Airlines flight for her clothing denies receiving refund," 9 July 2019 As the road trip progresses, certain chapters narrated by Felipe grow almost nauseating — the risk (and perhaps the purpose) his frenzied prose — but the alternating narration serves its role quite well. Sean Mccoy, Los Angeles Times, "Review: An authoritarian leader’s shadow looms over a weary country in ‘The Remainder’," 18 July 2019 She was nauseated and covered in sweat, had lost her voice and was increasingly struggling to breathe. Ashley Fantz, CNN, "After deaths, more tourists to Dominican Republic say they were stricken with illness," 24 June 2019 Some women reported that the injection made them feel nauseated. Erika Edwards, NBC News, "Drug to increase women's sex drive on track to win FDA approval," 21 June 2019 The car ran for six hours before Michael Sobik awoke nauseated. Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, "His keyless car killed him while he slept. New legislation could save others," 14 June 2019 On social media, people were shocked and left nauseated by the whirling footage. Author: Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, "74-year-old spins wildly in basket under Arizona rescue helicopter," 5 June 2019 The international bonus pool system is nauseating at its face, often restricting the value of international players to fractions of their true market value. The Si Staff, SI.com, "How Can the MLB Draft Be Improved?," 5 June 2019 Side effects may include heavy or prolonged bleeding, feeling nauseated, abdominal cramping, infection, and/or fever. SELF, "The Complicated Reality of Buying Abortion Pills Online," 8 Apr. 2019

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First Known Use of nauseate

1625, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

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More Definitions for nauseate

nauseate

verb

English Language Learners Definition of nauseate

: to cause (someone) to feel like vomiting
: to cause (someone) to feel disgusted

nauseate

verb
nau·​se·​ate | \ ˈnȯ-zē-ˌāt How to pronounce nauseate (audio) , ˈnȯ-shē-\
nauseated; nauseating

Kids Definition of nauseate

: to cause to feel nausea That smell nauseates me.

Other Words from nauseate

nauseating adjective
nauseatingly adverb

nauseate

verb
nau·​se·​ate | \ ˈnȯ-z(h)ē-ˌāt How to pronounce nauseate (audio) , -s(h)ē- How to pronounce nauseate (audio) \
nauseated; nauseating

Medical Definition of nauseate

intransitive verb

: to become affected with nausea

transitive verb

: to affect with nausea

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