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Sicker vs Sicken - What's the difference?

sicker | sicken |

As verbs the difference between sicker and sicken

is that sicker is (mining|uk|dialect) to percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack while sicken is to make ill.

As an adjective sicker

is (sick) or sicker can be (obsolete|outside|dialects) certain.

As an adverb sicker

is (obsolete|outside|dialects) certainly.

sicker

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(head)
  • (sick)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * siker * siccer * siccar

    Adjective

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certain
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) secure

    • Adverb

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certainly
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) securely

    • Derived terms

    * sickerly * sickerhood

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * sigger * zigger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (mining, UK, dialect) To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    sicken

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make ill.
    • The infection will sicken him until amputation is needed.
  • To become ill.
    • I will sicken if I don’t get some more exercise.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that attended, sickened upon it and died.
  • To fill with disgust or abhorrence.
    • His arrogant behaviour sickens me.
  • To be filled with disgust or abhorrence.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.
  • To become disgusting or tedious.
  • * Goldsmith
    • The toiling pleasure sickens into pain.
  • To become weak; to decay; to languish.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • All pleasures sicken , and all glories sink.