sic

sic ¹

 (sĭk, sēk)

adv.

Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.

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[Latin sīc; see so- in Indo-European roots.]

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sic ²

also sick  (sĭk)

tr.v. sicced, sic·cing, sics also sicked or sick·ing or sicks

1. To set upon; attack.

2. To urge or incite to hostile action; set: sicced the dogs on the intruders.

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[Dialectal variant of seek.]

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sic

(sɪk)

adv

(Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed

[Latin]

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sic

(sɪk)

vb (tr) , sics, sicking or sicked

1. to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog

2. to urge (a dog) to attack

[C19: dialect variant of seek]

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sic

(sɪk)

determiner, adv

a Scot word for such

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sic¹

or sick

(sɪk)

v.t. sicked sicced (sikt), sick•ing sic•cing.

1. to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog): Sic 'em!

2. to incite to attack (usu. fol. by on).

[1835–45; variant of seek]

sic²

(sɪk)

adj. Chiefly Scot.

such.

[1325–75]

sic

(sik; Eng. sɪk)

adv. Latin.

so; thus: usu. placed within brackets to denote that a wording has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: He signed his name as e. e. cummings

[sic]

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sic

Past participle: sicked
Gerund: sicking

Imperative

sic

sic

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sic

A Latin word meaning thus, used in texts to show that something is quoted exactly from the original.

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sic - urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" set assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
Adv.	1.	sic - intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)

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Translations

hetzensic

αυτολεξεί

usuttaa

sic

[sɪk] ADV → sic

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sic

[ˈsɪk] adv → sic

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sic

adv → sic

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SIC

(Brit) abbr of Standard Industrial Classification → ˜ DIN

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sic

[sɪk] adv (sic) → (sic)

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