sic¹ (sĭk)
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.]

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