"sicken" in the verb sense
1. disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up
cause aversion in offend the moral sense of
"The pornographic pictures sickened us"
2. sicken, come down
get sick
"She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
3. sicken, nauseate, turn one's stomach
upset and make nauseated
"The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"
"The mold on the food sickened the diners"
4. sicken
make sick or ill
"This kind of food sickens me"
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