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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"
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"
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"
Generic synonyms: Disgust, Gross Out, Repel, Revolt
Derivative terms: Nausea, Nausea, Nauseant
4. Verb. Make sick or ill. "This kind of food sickens me"
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)