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To become ill or sick
“I should expect, therefore, that if this was the case, in a short time he would sicken and die from want of proper care.”
To catch or contract a disease or illness
“You are pale, Lizzy. I hope it is not your turn to sicken for something.”
To weaken or deteriorate in physical condition, especially due to illness
“Yet all the while, soldiers continued to sicken and perish.”
To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in
“He hurled himself at the Guru's feet, fawning all over him and kissing his feet like an abject slave, enough to sicken me with his obvious servility.”
To grow tired or weary of (something)
“If they look on marriage merely as a civil contract, they will, in consequence, sicken of each other's company.”
To stuff or fill completely or excessively
(disagree with) To have an adverse or sickening effect on
To affect (a person, organism, etc.) with a disease-causing organism
To cause to become sick with poison
To have a mental or emotional breakdown
To become less appealing or interesting through familiarity
To exhaust the patience or interest of
To cause emotional distress to someone
To rot or cause to rot
To cause to become physically weaker
To retch or (nearly) vomit from feeling nauseous
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