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
The endgame is unclear as ever The closures are already having a dire impact on Palestinians, with one man telling CNN his children are nauseated and exhausted from the lack of food.
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Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2025, the outrageous and at-times nauseating comedy is also ideal viewing for late-night genre lovers awake and looking to explore [wink] on Valentine’s Day.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But a lot of longtime NFL fans became nauseated by the constant visuals of Swift at games.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
Her love of filmmakers who deal in darkness, like David Cronenberg and Dario Argento, inspired her to create her own nauseating visual language.
—William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
In 2025, the outrageous and at-times nauseating comedy is also ideal viewing for late-night genre lovers awake and looking to explore [wink] on Valentine’s Day.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But a lot of longtime NFL fans became nauseated by the constant visuals of Swift at games.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
Her love of filmmakers who deal in darkness, like David Cronenberg and Dario Argento, inspired her to create her own nauseating visual language.
—William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
Verb
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Many Americans are demonstrably disgusted, shamed, and angered by their tyrants, but mainstream literary and intellectual institutions seem unable or unwilling to give voice to them.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Interestingly enough, by 1920 Jarvis was disgusted with how commercialized Mother's Day had become.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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At the time of the press release, officials in San Diego County had identified nine residents who had been sickened in the outbreak.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
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Current township trustee Kris Weisner said in a statement he was sickened by how much money was used for personal reasons.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
23 July 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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In Liberia, especially, the Peace Corps volunteers were repulsed by the ways that Americo-Liberians — the descendants of the Black Americans who founded the country — oppressed indigenous ethnic groups.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Spielberg imagined it as a noise that has the power to appall.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza has horrified the world for more than 21 months now, but this latest phase of the genocide—extermination through mass starvation—is a grim new nadir.—
Dan Sheehan,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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The crime horrified the city, which hadn’t seen a homicide in about five years, and prompted a massive search for the perpetrator.—
Rebecca Boone,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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