take sick

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take sick

verb takes sick · taking sick · took sick · taken sick

dated, intransitive To become ill, to fall ill, to attract an illness. The father of a certain family took sick and died. The family believed some foul play had been exercised in his case, and when they came to burn the body, a small portion, perhaps the heart, did not consume as rapidly as the rest.
Similar: take ill, fall sick, be taken ill, be taken sick

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@misc{take_sick_2026,
  title = {take sick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20sick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}