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nausĕo , āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. nausea,
I.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.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (4):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 12.25.4
    • Cicero, Philippics, 2.34.84
    • A. Cornelius Celsus, De Medicina, 1.3
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 1.30
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