/ sɪk; NAmE ; siːk/ adverb , verb
■ adverb
(from Latin ) written after a word that you have copied from somewhere, to show that you know that the word is wrongly spelled or wrong in some other way :
In the letter to parents it said: 'The school is proud of it's [sic] record of excellence'.
■ verb
( -cc- ) [ vn ] ( NAmE , informal ) to attack sb :
Sic him, Duke! (= said to a dog)
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PHRASAL VERBS
- sic sth on sb
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WORD ORIGIN
Latin , literally so, thus .