Definition of NAUSEATE

nauseate

Verb

Verb Forms: nauseated, nauseating, nauseates

  • To make someone feel sick or disgusted.
  • upset and make nauseated
  • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  • To cause nausea in.
  • To disgust.
  • To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
  • To reject or spit (something) out because it causes a feeling of nausea.
  • To be disgusted by (something).

Examples

  • The thought of drawing a Q without a U could nauseate any serious Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

From earlier nauseat, from Latin nauseātus (“nauseated”), perfect past participle of nauseō (“to feel sea sick, nauseate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía), from ναῦς (naûs), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. By surface analysis, nausea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Synonyms

churn up, disgust, revolt, sicken, turn one's stomach, make sick, offend, repel, repulse

Scrabble Score: 8

nauseate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nauseate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nauseate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

nauseate: valid Words With Friends Word