sic

sic ¹  (sk)

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 sc; see so- in Indo-European roots.]

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sic ² also sick  (sk)

tr.v. sicced also sicked, sic·cing also sick·ing, sics also 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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sic¹

adv

(Communication Arts / 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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sic²

vb sics, sicking, sicked (tr)

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

2. to urge (a dog) to attack

[dialect variant of seek]

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sic³

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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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)

Translations

sic [sɪk] ADV → sic

sic [ˈsɪk] adv → sic

sic

adv → sic

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SIC (Brit) abbr of Standard Industrial Classification → ˜ DIN

sic [sɪk] adv (sic) → (sic)