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sic

/sɪk/

sicverb

sicced

Präteritum

sicced

Partizip Perfekt

siccing

Gerundium

/sɪk/

Übersetzungen

натравить

The owner decided to sic the dog on the intruder.

Владелец решил натравить собаку на злоумышленника.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

провоцировать

Definitionen

To set a dog or other animal on someone or something.

The farmer siced his dog on the intruders to chase them away.

To incite or urge to attack.

The coach siced his team on their opponents with a fiery pep talk.

Synonyme

set on

incite

urge

attack

set upon

sicadverb

Functions as an adverb meaning “thus”; chiefly used in brackets or parentheses to mark exact reproduction of a quoted passage.

Definitionen

Thus; used within brackets or parentheses after a quoted word or passage to indicate that it is reproduced exactly as in the source, including any errors.

The notice read "Keep off the grasss [sic]" with the extra 's' preserved.

Thus; in such a manner (archaic or literary, occasionally used outside of brackets).

He spoke, and sic ended the quarrel.

Synonyme

thus

in that way

in such a manner

thusly