used in writing after a word that is not spelled or used correctly to show that you have written it that way because you are repeating what someone else said or wrote
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anon.
sic
adverbformal
US /sɪk/
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sicverb
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1
used in writing after a word that is not spelled or used correctly to show that you have written it that way because you are repeating what someone else said or wrote
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anon.
sic
verbinformal
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sicadverb
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to command to attack
I will sic my dog on the first person to break into my house.
Submitted by: Raylene Hill from United States on 01/08/2019