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sicked

  • past participle
    of sic.
    sic
    verb (used with object)
    to attack (used especially in commanding a dog).
  • past tense form
    of sic.
    sic
    verb (used with object)
    to attack (used especially in commanding a dog).

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Taylor Fresh had just last month voluntarily recalled imported contaminated lettuce from a grower in Central Mexico that was linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak that affected 15 states and sicked tens of thousands of people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

At least 14 sea lions were reported sicked off the coast of Malibu due to toxins created by harmful algal blooms, according to the California Wildlife Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025

Lifespan President and CEO Timothy Babineau said officials determined the restrictions are the “most prudent thing to do” in light of the new coronavirus that’s sicked tens of thousands globally.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020

Nor did General Summerall permit himself to be "sicked" into a defiant frame of mind as he journeyed eastward.

From Time Magazine Archive

I don’t doubt a minute but he let thet bull out and sicked him on me.”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns