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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

/ ˈ²õɪ°ìÉ™²Ô /

verb

  1. to make or become sick, nauseated, or disgusted
  2. introften foll byfor 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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ð·²õ¾±³¦°ìî€½Ä²Ô verb
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ¾±³¦°ìIJԱð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sicken1

1150–1200; Middle English seknen, sicnen; cognate with Old Norse ²õÂáÅ«°ì²Ô²¹. 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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