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Definition of sic verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sic

verb
 
/sɪk/
 
/sɪk/
(North American English, informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sic
 
/sɪk/
 
/sɪk/
he / she / it sics
 
/sɪks/
 
/sɪks/
past simple sicced
 
/sɪkt/
 
/sɪkt/
past participle sicced
 
/sɪkt/
 
/sɪkt/
-ing form siccing
 
/ˈsɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈsɪkɪŋ/
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  1. sic somebody to attack somebody
    • Sic him, Duke! (= said to a dog)
    Word OriginMid 19th century: dialect variant of seek.
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