nauseate
nauseate Lexical Profile
nauseate Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To cause someone to feel sick to their stomach or inclined to vomit.
"The sudden, swaying motion of the small ferry in the rough sea began to nauseate several passengers."
To fill someone with intense disgust, loathing, or moral revulsion.
"The sheer hypocrisy and greed displayed during the corporate scandal were enough to nauseate the public."
To feel nausea or experience a sensation of strong revulsion.
"Patients recovering from the anesthesia may occasionally nauseate if they attempt to eat solid food too quickly."
Word Nuance & Usage
Traditional style guides distinguish between 'nauseated' (feeling sick to one's stomach) and 'nauseous' (causing nausea), though in modern usage both adjectives are widely accepted to mean feeling sick.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 17th century from the Latin verb 'nauseare' (to feel seasick or vomit), derived from 'nausea', which traces back to the Ancient Greek 'nausia' (seasickness), from 'naus' (ship).