"sicken" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪkən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sicken.wav [UK] Forms: sicken [canonical], sickens [third-person, singular], sickened [past], sickened [past, participle], sickening [present, participle]
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  1. If something sickens you, it makes you sick; this often means making your stomach sick, so that you might vomit.
    Sense id: simple-sicken-en-verb--vFRv8Vz
  2. If something sickens you, it is very bad and you hate it.
    Sense id: simple-sicken-en-verb-CJfohLzF
  3. If you sicken you become sick, or you become more sick.
    Sense id: simple-sicken-en-verb-CyJEOr6e Categories (other): Verbs
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