nauseo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

nausĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. [nausea], to be sea-sick.

I Lit., Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 93: si sine vomitu nauseavit, Cels. 1, 3.—

B Transf., to be squeamish or qualmish, to vomit : quidlibet, modo ne nauseet, faciat, Cic. Phil. 2, 34, 84: ructantem et nauseantem Antonium, id. Fam. 12, 25, 4; Juv. 6, 433.—

II Trop.

A To belch forth , i. e. give vent to, utter nonsense: ista effutientem nauseare, Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 84.—

B To cause disgust : hoc illis dictum est, qui stultitiā nauseant, Phaedr. 4, 7, 25.

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