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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. to show symptoms (of an illness)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • resicken verb
  • unsickened 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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It had involved what they described as a "sickening amount" of sucking up, but meant that "in practical terms, they are probably as in as good a position as anybody".

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"I just saw something that sickened my stomach," Schumer said, "the manhandling of a United States Senator."

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Bird flu already has devastated the dairy and poultry industries in many regions and sickened dozens of farmworkers.

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Then the car veered right towards a tightly packed part of the crowd clustered on a pavement outside a Hooters bar, creating a sickening domino effect as people careered into one another.

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Notably, Trump cited international trade while he spoke about “Parasite,” as both media and trade have been converging objects of the president’s skewed, sickening affection for some time.

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