sic

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 sīc.]

sic² also sick (sĭk)
tr.v., sicced, also sicked, sic·cing, sick·ing, sics, 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.]

(sik)

verb tr.
To incite to attack, especially as a command to dog: "Sic 'em!"

Etymology
Variant of seek

adverb
Thus; so. (Used after an incorrect or unusual word or phrase to indicate that it has been quoted verbatim.)
[From Latin sic.]

Usage
"Richard Nixon promised to 'bring us together' and sicced Spiro Agnew and Chuck Colson on his enemies. " Tom Blackburn; Campaigns Effectively Push the Negatives; The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida); Nov 1, 2004.

"The man accused of siccing the animal on him was arrested Wednesday." — Ian Demsky; Man Says Mix-up at Party Led to Dog Attack; The Tennessean (Nashville, Tennessee); Nov 5, 2004.

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Latin, In such manner; so; thus.

A misspelled or incorrect word in a quotation followed by "[sic]" indicates that the error appeared in the original source.

A Latin word for “thus,” used to indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake: “The learned geographer asserts that ‘the capital of the United States is Washingtown [sic].’”

[L.] thus; a parenthetical insertion in text to call attention to something anomalous which exactly reproduces the original.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adv. - sic

2.
v. tr. - pudse

abbr. - Standard Industrial Classification

Nederlands (Dutch)
zo staat er woordelijk

Français (French)
1.
adv. - ainsi, aussi

2.
v. tr. - lancer (un chien contre), attaquer (en donnant un ordre à un chien, etc)

abbr. - (abrév = Standard Industrial Qualification) (US) SICS

Deutsch (German)
1.
adv. - sic, (wirklich) so

2.
v. - hetzen

abbr. - (USA) Standardklassifikation der Betriebe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - έτσι ακριβώς
v. - σημειώνω με (sic)
adj. - έτσι ακριβώς
abbr. - Πρότυπη Βιομηχανική Ταξινόμηση, (ΗΠΑ) σικελικός

Italiano (Italian)
così, sic

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - assim
v. - atiçar
abbr. - Sicília (Geog.), siciliano (m)

Русский (Russian)
так!

Español (Spanish)
1.
adv. - sic. así dice

2.
v. tr. - atacar (utilizado como comando para el entrenamiento de perros)

abbr. - (sigla) Clasificación Industrial Estándar

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - så står det verkligen
v. - bussa (en hund)
adj. - sådan, dylik
abbr. - så står det verkligen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 原文如此

2. 照抄原文

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 照抄原文

2.
adv. - 原文如此

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adv. - 원문 그대로

2.
v. tr. - ~을 공격하다, (개 등을) 부추겨 덤벼들게 하다

abbr. - 표준 산업 분류

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 原文のまま
v. - 攻撃する, けしかける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) كذا (فعل) يهاجم, يطارد (صفه) مهاجم, مطارد (اختصار) مختصر : التصنيف الصناعي القياسي, مختصر : صقليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮כך, כך כתוב, הסבת שימת-לב לנוסח הציטטה‬
v. tr. - ‮טעות סופר, שיסה כלב ב-, התקף! (פקודה לכלב)‬
abbr. - ‮מיון תעשייתי תקני - מערכת למיון הפעילויות העסקיות לשם ניתוח ודיווח (ארה"ב)‬

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