sicken

Definitions

1. 1.To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach.
2. 2.To impair; to weaken. [Obs.] Shak.
3. 3.To become sick; to fall into disease. The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. Bacon.
4. 4.To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight. Shak.
5. 5.To become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into pain. Goldsmith.
6. 6.To become weak; to decay; to languish. All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink. Pope.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken the stomach called?
• What is to become sick; to fall into disease. The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died. Bacon called?
• What is to be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or satiated. Mine eyes did sicken at the sight. Shak called?
• What is to become disgusting or tedious. The toiling pleasure sickens into pain. Goldsmith called?
• What is to become weak; to decay; to languish. All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink. Pope called?