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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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As of late March, 97% of the people sickened in the current outbreak were unvaccinated or didn’t disclose their vaccine status.

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A 15-year-old girl was attacked during her swim test in Long Beach by a sea lion sickened by a recent toxic algae bloom, according to the girl’s family.

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The deportation campaign of undocumented immigrants is about what I expected, although the sickening spectacle they are making of it is even more grotesque than I thought it would be.

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Phillipson previously called political attempts to halt the bill "utterly sickening", telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme the children's bill was "the single biggest piece of children safeguarding legislation in a generation".

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The health secretary has faced criticism over his response to measles outbreaks across the country, which have sickened over 250 people.

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