as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency
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Recent Examples of nauseate
All the conceits of a true-crime film are there – the lead detective interviews, shaky images from police-cams, the salacious headlines, the nauseating crime scene photos, the TV news reports, teary interviews with friends and family.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The heavy cuisine left us both a little queasy, and I was mildly nauseated again the following day to learn that someone had snapped photos of boxes of frozen products and milk that were apparently sitting behind the restaurant in the July heat.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Some users have reported feeling dizzy and nauseated from playing VR for too long.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The smell of citrus may be soothing when you're nauseated.
—Health, 4 July 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
The heavy cuisine left us both a little queasy, and I was mildly nauseated again the following day to learn that someone had snapped photos of boxes of frozen products and milk that were apparently sitting behind the restaurant in the July heat.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025
Some users have reported feeling dizzy and nauseated from playing VR for too long.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
The smell of citrus may be soothing when you're nauseated.
—Health, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
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The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA championship in June and endured widespread mockery from the internet when most of them were confused and then disgusted by their first taste of champagne.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Locals were disgusted with city leadership’s inept handling of the crisis.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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And at least 8 percent of people sickened by measles this year had gotten one or more doses of the MMR vaccine—living proof that vaccinated people are also at risk when illnesses are given room to maneuver.—
Jamie Ducharme,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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For example, certain grasses contain compounds from endophytes that sicken grazing animals.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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Kennedy holds views that clash sharply with the president’s legal reform agenda and should appall anyone who supports the president’s goal of reforming America’s legal system.—
Tiger Joyce,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Leo’s appalled; Geno looks forward to eating.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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He was horrified by the idea of making anyone feel bad.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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Television cameras captured the ensuing violence, horrifying much of the nation.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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