The wordsicis also a command to attack (used especially in commanding a dog). The past tense is eithersiccedorsicked. Examples:Sic ‘em, Fido. Fido sicced (or sicked) the burglar. Note:With this meaning, the word is not italicized or enclosed in brackets. Be careful, however, because th...
transitive verb to indicate that something is a verbatim quote by using the word “sic”;Some British journalists sicize American usage; some do not. Origin: 2010: intentional coinage by Steve Kass (http://www.stevekass.com), influenced by the wordsparenthesize,laicize, andsicked (past tens...