Meaning of sicken in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    sicken

    Definitions

    1. cause aversion in

    Examples

    • « offend the moral sense of »
    • « The pornographic pictures sickened us »

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  2. 2. get sick

    Examples

    • « She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital »
  3. 3. upset and make nauseated

    Examples

    • « The smell of the foood turned the pregnant woman's stomach »
    • « The mold ont he food sickened the diners »

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  4. 4. make sick or ill

    Examples

    • « This kind of food sickens me »

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