sic

adverb

/sɪk/

(from Latin)

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written after a word that you have copied from somewhere, to show that you know that the word is wrongly spelled or wrong in some other way
- In the letter to parents it said: ‘The school is proud of it’s [sic] record of excellence’.
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘so, thus’.

verb

/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/

Phrasal Verbs

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sic somebody to attack somebody
- Sic him, Duke! (= said to a dog)
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘so, thus’.

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