sicken

verb

sick·en | \ˈsi-kən

sickened; sickening\ˈsi-kə-niŋ,

ˈsik-niŋ \

Definition of sicken

intransitive verb

1 : to become sick

2 : to become weary or satiated

transitive verb

1 : to make sick

2 : to cause revulsion in their prejudice sickens me

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Examples of sicken in a Sentence

Many people sickened and died on the long voyage. The bacteria in the drinking water sickened the whole village. We were sickened by the reports of violence.

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In Canada, officials issued similar warnings to the two provinces where people were sickened. — Candice Choi, The Seattle Times, "Americans, Canadians are warned not to eat romaine lettuce," 21 Nov. 2018 Like other pharmaceutical giants, Bayer has for decades battled mass tort lawsuits in the U.S. alleging its drugs and medical devices sicken or kill people. — Ruth Bender, WSJ, "Behind Bayer’s Tough Defense of Roundup," 23 Oct. 2018 More than 20 people who ate salads at McDonald’s restaurants in Illinois have suffered from Cyclosporiasis — an intestinal illness — since mid-May, while 15 were sickened in Iowa. — USA TODAY, "Health officials: Dozens in Midwest sickened after eating McDonald's salads," 12 July 2018 The March attack sickened Sergei V. Skripal, a former Russian intelligence agent who had sold information to Britain and was living in Salisbury; his daughter, Yulia S. Skripal, who was visiting from Russia; and Detective Sgt. — New York Times, "Britain Suggests Russia Is Behind Latest Nerve Agent Case," 9 July 2018 In past outbreaks, about 39 percent of those sickened died. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "China’s refusal to share virus is “scandalous… many could die needlessly”," 28 Aug. 2018 This week, thick green blooms the consistency of a sickening smoothie seeped down the rural Caloosahatchee River toward the southwest coast. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Massive and toxic algae bloom threatens Florida coasts with another lost summer," 29 June 2018 But do take a peek at these sickening photos of the queens on the red carpet, from Miss Vanjie to Asia O'Hara to Kalorie Karbdashian Williams. — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, "Check out these fierce photos from the 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 10 finale," 9 June 2018 Classless club sending Karius and his family sickening death threats. — SI.com, "Merseyside Police Investigating Death Threats Made to Loris Karius After Champions League Final," 28 May 2018

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