ˈsikən verb
( sickened ; sickened ; sickening -k(ə)niŋ ; sickens )
Etymology: Middle English seknen, from sek, adjective, sick + -nen -en — more at sick
transitive verb
1. : to make sick : disease , nauseate
the fogs have settled … thousands of persons have been sickened — New York Times
2.
a. : to cause revulsion as a result of weariness or satiety
the growing pile of cakes on the scrubbed table sickened him — John Morrison
b. : to make nauseated or faint from some strong feeling (as fear, disgust, envy)
feel more sickened than stimulated by the public admiration — T.E.Lawrence
others, sickened by conditions under which they lived — Sinclair Lewis
sickened by the sight of blood
3. : to make sickly : impair , weaken , impoverish
land sickened by overgrazing
intransitive verb
1. : to become sick : fall into disease
a hummingbird which had apparently been hurt or had sickened — B.A.Williams
2.
a. : to become faint or nauseated as a result of being affected by some strong emotion (as fear, horror, or desire)
his heart sickened at the thought of this brutal indignity — F.V.W.Mason
— often used with of
when the expected excesses began he speedily sickened of the spectacle — J.C.Fitzpatrick
b. : to become weary or satiated — often used with of
voters might sicken of political bickering — W.J.Jorden
3. : to become weak or faded : decay , decline , deteriorate
his self-esteem sickened — Maurice Hewlett
became plain my story was sickening from surfeit of material — Catherine D. Bowen
4. chiefly Britain : to undergo the preliminary symptoms — used with for
he was sickening for mumps
pig that looked as though it were sickening for a disease — Pearl Buck
Synonyms: see disgust