sicken

UK /ˈsɪkən/ US /ˈsɪkən/
verb 5

Definitions

verb

1

To make ill.

The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.

2

To become ill.

I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.

The judges that sat upon the jail, and numbers of those that attended,[…] sickened upon it and died.

3

To fill with disgust or abhorrence.

His arrogant behaviour sickens me.

In announcing the review, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary, said in a statement that “antisemitism — like racism — is a spiritual and moral malady that sickens societies and kills people with lethalities comparable to history’s most deadly plagues.”

4

To lower the standing of.

Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.

But instead of giving up, the Rangers team managed to grab a dramatic later winner from Kenny Miller to sicken St Mirren and lift the cup

5

To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.

Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.

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