sicken
/ˈsɪkən/
verb
- To cause someone to feel disgusted or very upset.
- The cruelty shown to the animals sickened everyone who saw it.
- The smell of rotting garbage sickened the hikers as they passed the dumpster.
- It sickens me to think that people are still treated unfairly because of their skin color.
- To become ill or to make someone become ill.
- If you eat that old meat, you might sicken and need to see a doctor.
- She began to sicken after drinking from the stream.
- The polluted water sickened many villagers during the outbreak.