sic 1 (s?k, s?k)adv. Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.[Latin s?c; see so- in Indo-European roots.]sic 2 also sick (s?k)tr.v. sicced, sic·cing, sics also sicked or sick·ing or sicks 1. To set upon; attack.2. To urge or incite to hostile action; set: sicced the dogs on the intruders.[Dialectal variant of seek.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sic (s?k) adv (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed[Latin]sic (s?k) vb (tr) , sics, sicking or sicked1. to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog2. to urge (a dog) to attack[C19: dialect variant of seek]sic (s?k) determiner, adv a Scot word for suchCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sic1 or sick (s?k) v.t. sicked sicced (sikt), sick?ing sic?cing. 1. to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog): Sic ’em! 2. to incite to attack (usu. fol. by on). [1835?45; variant of seek] sic2 (s?k) adj. Chiefly Scot. such. [1325?75] sic (sik; Eng. s?k) adv. Latin. so; thus: usu. placed within brackets to denote that a wording has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: He signed his name as e. e. cummings [sic]. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.sicPast participle: sickedGerund: sickingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativesicsicPresentI sicyou siche/she/it sicswe sicyou sicthey sicPreteriteI sickedyou sickedhe/she/it sickedwe sickedyou sickedthey sickedPresent ContinuousI am sickingyou are sickinghe/she/it is sickingwe are sickingyou are sickingthey are sickingPresent PerfectI have sickedyou have sickedhe/she/it has sickedwe have sickedyou have sickedthey have sickedPast ContinuousI was sickingyou were sickinghe/she/it was sickingwe were sickingyou were sickingthey were sickingPast PerfectI had sickedyou had sickedhe/she/it had sickedwe had sickedyou had sickedthey had sickedFutureI will sicyou will siche/she/it will sicwe will sicyou will sicthey will sicFuture PerfectI will have sickedyou will have sickedhe/she/it will have sickedwe will have sickedyou will have sickedthey will have sickedFuture ContinuousI will be sickingyou will be sickinghe/she/it will be sickingwe will be sickingyou will be sickingthey will be sickingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been sickingyou have been sickinghe/she/it has been sickingwe have been sickingyou have been sickingthey have been sickingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been sickingyou will have been sickinghe/she/it will have been sickingwe will have been sickingyou will have been sickingthey will have been sickingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been sickingyou had been sickinghe/she/it had been sickingwe had been sickingyou had been sickingthey had been sickingConditionalI would sicyou would siche/she/it would sicwe would sicyou would sicthey would sicPast ConditionalI would have sickedyou would have sickedhe/she/it would have sickedwe would have sickedyou would have sickedthey would have sickedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011sicA Latin word meaning thus, used in texts to show that something is quoted exactly from the original.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited