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NAUSEATE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

Example:

The pornographic pictures sickened us

Synonyms:

churn up; disgust; nauseate; revolt; sicken

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "nauseate" is one way to...):

repel; repulse (be repellent to; cause aversion in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nauseate"):

appal; appall; offend; outrage; scandalise; scandalize; shock (strike with disgust or revulsion)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to nauseate Sue

Derivation:

nausea (disgust so strong it makes you feel sick)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Upset and make nauseated

Example:

The mold on the food sickened the diners

Synonyms:

nauseate; sicken; turn one's stomach

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "nauseate" is one way to...):

disgust; gross out; repel; revolt (fill with distaste)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

nausea (disgust so strong it makes you feel sick)

nausea (the state that precedes vomiting)

nauseant (a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting)

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