nau|se|ate

nau|se|ate
nau|se|ate «N shee ayt, -see-», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
–v.t.
1. to cause nausea in; make sick.
2. to reject (food) with loathing or a feeling of nausea: »

Many dishes are commended in one age that are nauseated in another (Sir Thomas Browne).

3. Figurative. to cause to feel loathing.
–v.i.
to feel nausea; become sick: »

the old-fashioned civility that presses food upon you until you nauseate (Scott).

[< Latin nauseāre (with English -ate1) be seasick < nausea nausea]
nau´se|at´ing|ly, adverb.
nau´se|a´tion, noun.

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  • nau´se|a´tion — nau|se|ate «N shee ayt, see », verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to cause nausea in; make sick. 2. to reject (food) with loathing or a feeling of nausea: »Many dishes are commended in one age that are nauseated in another (Sir Thomas Browne) …   Useful english dictionary

  • nau´se|at´ing|ly — nau|se|ate «N shee ayt, see », verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to cause nausea in; make sick. 2. to reject (food) with loathing or a feeling of nausea: »Many dishes are commended in one age that are nauseated in another (Sir Thomas Browne) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • nauseate — nau·se·ate …   English syllables

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