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Definition of "nauseate" []

  • To feel or cause to feel nausea. (verb-transitive)
  • To feel or cause to feel loathing or disgust. See Synonyms at disgust. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nauseate" in a sentence
  • "As for Rummy, did you hear his parting assertion that Bush and his cadre are the few who really understand what’s going on in this, “the first war of the 21st century” (the assumptions of that phrase nauseate me)."
  • "Quotes like this generally nauseate me: “But the world would be a better place if people thought of these things in a more statistically informed way.”"
  • "I'm not afraid of them, but when they move in large packs trying to look threatening, they nauseate me."