unsicken
unsicken verb: to make or become less sick.
Verb
unsicken (third-person singular simple present unsickens, present participle unsickening, simple past and past participle unsickened)
- To make or become less sick.
- Don't speak in parables
About a valley where corn unsickens
On brittle stalks and a blind girl sees the sunlight thicken
In the apple trees.1979, Pebble, volumes 18-20, page 118 - Baldwin felt the blood flushing his face, turning his unsickened skin a vibrant shade of cooked-crab red, while the damaged skin remained uncolored and so highlighted.2015, Helena P. Schrader, Defender of Jerusalem
- Don't speak in parables
Forms of unsicken
| third-person singular present | unsickens |
|---|---|
| present participle | unsickening |
| past participle | unsickened |
| past | unsickened |
Origin of unsicken
From un- + sicken.
Questions about unsicken
- What does unsicken mean?
- Unsicken means to make or become less sick.
- What part of speech is unsicken?
- Unsicken is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unsicken?
- The past tense of unsicken is unsickened.
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