- sicken
v. (R) it sickened me to watch him drink himself to death
* * *['sɪkən](R) it sickened me to watch him drink himself to death
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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 — 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 — Einbringen einer Sicke in ein zylindrisches Rohr aus Blech Sicken sind manuell oder maschinell hergestellte rinnenförmige Vertiefungen in Blech, Zylindern, Rohren, Gefäßen, Drähten usw., die zur Erhöhung der Steifigkeit von Einzelteilen oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
sicken — sị|cken 〈V. tr.; hat〉 mit Sicken versehen [→ Sicke1] * * * Sicken, Fertigungstechnik: Umformverfahren zur Herstellung rinnenartiger und bauchiger Vertiefungen in Blechteilen geringer Dicke, um diese zu versteifen oder zu verzieren; gehört wie… … Universal-Lexikon
