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Nauseate vs Retch - What's the difference?

nauseate | retch |

As verbs the difference between nauseate and retch

is that nauseate is to cause nausea in while retch is to make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.

As a noun retch is

an unsuccessful effort to.

nauseate

English

Verb

(nauseat)
  • To cause nausea in.
  • To disgust.
  • To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.
  • Synonyms

    * disgust * make sick * offend * repel * repulse * revolt * sicken ----

    retch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.
  • * Byron
  • Here he grew inarticulate with retching .

    Noun

    (es)
  • an unsuccessful effort to
  • Anagrams

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