What is the meaning of sicken?

Cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of.
- usage: "The pornographic pictures sickened us"
- synonyms: disgust, revolt, nauseate, churn up
Get sick.
- usage: "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
- synonyms: come down
Upset and make nauseated.
- usage: "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"
- synonyms: nauseate, turn one's stomach
Make sick or ill.
- usage: "This kind of food sickens me"

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