sic
[verb]
Synonyms: urge, egg (on), exhort, goad, prick, prod, prompt, propel, spur

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Related Words: agitate, catalyze, inspirit, instigate, abet, aid, countenance, favor

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I. sic¹ /sɪk/ adverb written formal
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Latin; Origin: 'so, in this way']
used after a word that you have copied in order to show that you know it was not spelled or used correctly:
We had seen several signs that said ‘ORANGE’S (sic) FOR SALE'.

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II. sic² verb (past tense and past participle sicced, present participle siccing) [transitive] American English informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: seek]

1. to tell a dog to attack someone
sic something on somebody
He sicced his dog on me.

2. sic 'em! spoken used to tell a dog to attack someone

3. to tell someone in authority that someone has done something wrong, so that they are punished
sic on
He sicced his lawyers on them.

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SIC
Silence Implies Consent 
Standard Industrial Classification

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SIC
See: Standard Industrial Classification

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