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Nauseous vs Nauseate - What's the difference?

nauseous | nauseate |

As an adjective nauseous

is causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.

As a verb nauseate is

to cause nausea in.

nauseous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
    • And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
  • Afflicted with nausea; sick.
  • * 2010 , Tom Smith, The Guardian , 4 Sep 2010:
    • Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous .

    Synonyms

    * nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea

    See also

    * nauseated - afflicted with nausea * queasy

    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 ----