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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 | ||
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