Definition of Sicken

1. Verb. Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of. "The performance is likely to sicken Sue"; "The pornographic pictures sickened us"

Exact synonyms: Churn Up, Disgust, Nauseate, Revolt
Generic synonyms: Repel, Repulse
Specialized synonyms: Appal, Appall, Offend, Outrage, Scandalise, Scandalize, Shock
Derivative terms: Disgust, Nausea

2. Verb. Get sick. "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
Exact synonyms: Come Down
Specialized synonyms: Wan, Contract, Get, Take, Canker
Generic synonyms: Decline, Worsen

3. Verb. Upset and make nauseated. "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
Exact synonyms: Nauseate, Turn One's Stomach
Generic synonyms: Disgust, Gross Out, Repel, Revolt
Derivative terms: Nausea, Nausea, Nauseant

4. Verb. Make sick or ill. "This kind of food sickens me"
Specialized synonyms: Choke, Gag
Generic synonyms: Harm

Definition of Sicken

1. v. t. To make sick; to disease.

2. v. i. To become sick; to fall into disease.

Definition of Sicken

1. Verb. (transitive) To make ill. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To become ill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sicken

1. to make sick [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sick

Medical Definition of Sicken

1. 1. To make sick; to disease. "Raise this strength, and sicken that to death." (Prior) 2. To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach. 3. To impair; to weaken. Origin: Sickened; Sickening. 1. To become sick; to fall into disease. "The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died." (Bacon) 2. To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated. "Mine eyes did sicken at the sight." (Shak) 3. To become disgusting or tedious. "The toiling pleasure sickens into pain." (Goldsmith) 4. To become weak; to decay; to languish. "All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink." (Pope) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sicken

sick puppy
sick role
sick sinus syndrome
sick to one's stomach
sick up
sickbag
sickbags
sickbay
sickbays
sickbed
sickbeds
sicke
sicked
sickee
sickees
sicken (current term)
sickened
sickener
sickeners
sickening
sickeningly
sickeningness
sickens
sicker
sickerly
sickerness
sickest
sickhouse
sickhouses
sickie

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