English verb: nauseate | |||
1. | nauseate (perception) upset and make nauseated | ||
Samples | The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach. The mold on the food sickened the diners. | ||
Synonyms | sicken, turn one's stomach | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disgust, gross out, repel, revolt | ||
2. | nauseate (emotion) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||
Samples | The pornographic pictures sickened us. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to nauseate Sue | ||
Synonyms | churn up, disgust, revolt, sicken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | repel, repulse | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock | ||