Sicken — Sick en, v. i. 1. To become sick; to fall into disease. [1913 Webster] The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sicken — Sick en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sickened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sickening}.] 1. To make sick; to disease. [1913 Webster] Raise this strength, and sicken that to death. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sicken of — [phrasal verb] sicken of (something) US : to lose interest in (something) because you have had too much of it He soon sickened of [=got sick of] busy city life and moved out to the country. • • • Main Entry: ↑sicken … Useful english dictionary
sicken — ► VERB 1) make disgusted or appalled. 2) become ill. 3) (sicken for) begin to show symptoms of (an illness). 4) (sickening) informal very irritating or annoying. DERIVATIVES sickeningly adverb … English terms dictionary
sicken of something — literary phrase to become bored with something They had sickened of each other’s company. Thesaurus: to not be interested, or to be boredsynonym Main entry: sicken … Useful english dictionary
sicken — index degenerate, disable, languish, repel (disgust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sicken — (v.) c.1200, to become sick, originally the verb was simply sick (mid 12c.), from SICK (Cf. sick) (adj.) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Transf. sense of to make sick is recorded from 1690s. Related: Sickened; SICKENING (Cf. sickening) … Etymology dictionary
sicken — *disgust, nauseate Analogous words: revolt, offend, repulse (see corresponding adjectives at OFFENSIVE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sicken — [v] revolt, make ill affect, afflict, derange, disgust, disorder, gross out*, nauseate, offend, reluct, repel, repulse, turn, turn one’s stomach*, unhinge, unsettle, upset; concepts 14,246 Ant. cure, heal, help, make well, mend … New thesaurus
sicken — [sik′ən] vt., vi. [ME sekenen] to make or become sick, ill, disgusted, distressed, etc. sickener n … English World dictionary
sicken for — To show early symptoms of • • • Main Entry: ↑sick … Useful english dictionary
