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sicken (v.)

c. 1200, "to become ill," from sick (adj.) + -en (1). Transitive sense of "to make sick" is recorded from 1610s. Related: Sickened; sickening. The earlier verb was simply sick (Old English seocan) "to be ill, fall ill."

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Definitions of sicken from WordNet

sicken (v.)
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of;
The pornographic pictures sickened us
Synonyms: disgust / revolt / nauseate / churn up
sicken (v.)
get sick;
Synonyms: come down
sicken (v.)
upset and make nauseated;
The mold on the food sickened the diners
Synonyms: nauseate / turn one's stomach
sicken (v.)
make sick or ill;
This kind of food sickens me
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