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sicken

[ sik-uhn ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become sick.
  2. to cause or experience disgust, outrage, or loathing.

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sicken

/ ˈɪə /

verb

  1. to make or become sick, nauseated, or disgusted
  2. introften foll byfor to show symptoms (of an illness)
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·IJ verb
  • ܲ·IJԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sicken1

1150–1200; Middle English seknen, sicnen; cognate with Old Norse ūԲ. See sick 1, -en 1
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Speaking in the House of Lords, Labour's Baroness Hazarika offered an apology on behalf of the Muslim community for the "sickening, despicable, wicked acts" of child grooming gangs.

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People from six other states, Mexico and Canada were also sickened, according to the California Department of Public Health.

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But the disease would once again become endemic, meaning ever-present at some baseline level, like influenza, which sickens millions and kills thousands in the U.S. every year.

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The outbreak — which killed one person and sickened at least 88 more — was linked to romaine lettuce and spanned at least 15 states, including Missouri and Indiana.

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Marler Clark also amended five other cases to include Taylor Farms’ romaine lettuce, which sickened over 50 individuals after it was found in salads catered at a high school in St. Louis, Missouri.

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