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 sensation of immersion is overpowering, but not in any way nauseating.
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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
Verb
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Christine assures him that she could never be disgusted with him.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Calling the mass killing of civilians in Gaza a genocide is contentious as well, but even patriotic Israelis disgusted by their own government have begun to use the term.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The outbreak has killed four people and sickened at least 20, all but one of whom required hospitalization, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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In March 2020, following a European tour, both country-folk singer and songwriter and his wife of 23 years, Fiona, were sickened by coronavirus (COVID-19).—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jackson was repulsed at the idea of the film being shown to the public, as was Zapruder, who quickly settled again with Time-Life.—
Time,
Time,
20 Sep. 2025
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After going public together on social media, the pair have elicited strong reactions from people in their comments — some appalled by their age gap and others who quickly jump to their defense.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood leaders were astonished; free speech groups were appalled; and the episode triggered a multi-day news cycle about free speech and corporate capitulation to political pressure.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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They were horrified of debt, having lived through the Depression.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The poster, who left her Border collie there for a few days, was horrified to discover the day care had not only lost her dog, but had also tried to cover it up.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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