take sick

present singular third person takes sick · participle present taking sick · past took sick · participle past taken sick

1. datedintransitiveTo 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.

   1871, Noah A. McDonald, “Chapter 3 Religion”, in Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c, Philadelphia: Alfred Martien, page 80

   Synonyms: take ill, fall sick, be taken ill, be taken sick