sic

Verb

Verb Forms: sicced, siccing, sics

To urge an animal to attack; to set upon.
urge to attack someone
- "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"
- "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
To mark with a bracketed sic.
To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
To set upon; to chase; to attack.

Adverb

intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)

Adv

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
Used in the manner of scare quotes

Examples

He sicced his dog on me!
He wanted to sic his imaginary attack dog on the dictionary whenever a challenge failed.
Sic ’em, Mitzi.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”).

Synonyms

set

Scrabble Score: 5

sic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

sic: valid Words With Friends Word