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nau·se·ate
 nauseate
- pronunciation:
- naw
si
eIt
[or]
naw
zi
eIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
nauseated, nauseates, nauseating |
| definition 1: |
to upset the stomach of; cause nausea in.
- similar words:
- sicken, turn, unsettle, upset
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| definition 2: |
to cause disgust or repugnance in.
The child pornography nauseated the detective, who had three young daughters himself.- synonyms:
- disgust, offend, repel, sicken
- similar words:
- appall, cloy, incense, outrage, repulse, revolt, shock, turn
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| related words: |
cloy, disagree |
| derivation: |
nauseating (adj.) |
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