# nauseate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈnɔziˌeɪt/

## Definitions
1. To cause nausea in.
2. To disgust.
3. To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
4. To reject or spit (something) out because it causes a feeling of nausea.
5. To be disgusted by (something).

## Etymology
From earlier nauseat, from Latin nauseātus (“nauseated”), perfect past participle of nauseō (“to feel sea sick, nauseate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)), from nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía), from ναῦς (naûs), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. By surface analysis, nausea + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nauseate