sicken

Meaning

  1. To make ill.
  2. To become ill.
  3. To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
  4. To lower the standing of.
  5. To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
  6. To become disgusting or tedious.
  7. To become weak; to decay; to languish.

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).

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