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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

सिच् cl. 6. Ā. P. (Dhātup. xxviii, 140) सिञ्च/ति, °ते (once in RV. x, 96, 1, से/चते pf. सिषेच, सिषिचे [in, RV. also सिसिचुः, सिसिचे]; aor. असिचत्, °चत [Gr. also असिक्त]; Subj. सिचामहे, RV.; Prec. सिच्यात्, Br.; fut. सेक्ष्यति, °ते, ib. &c.; inf. सेक्तुम्, MBh. सेक्तवै, Br.; ind.p. सिक्त्वा, ib.; -सि/च्य, AV.; -सेचम् or -सेकम्, GṛŚrS.),
to pour out, discharge, emit, shed, infuse or pour into or on (loc.), RV. &c. &c.;
to emit semen, impregnate, RV.; AV.; Br.; Mn.;
to scatter in small drops, sprinkle, besprinkle or moisten with (instr.), RV. &c. &c.;
to dip, soak, steep, Bhpr.;
to cast or form anything out of molten metal &c. (2 acc.), RV.; AV.; AitBr. :
Pass. सिच्यते (ep. also °ति; aor. असेचि),
to be poured out or sprinkled, RV. &c. &c.:
Caus. सेचयति, °ते (ep. also सिञ्चयति; aor. असीषिचत् or असीसिचत्),
to cause to pour out &c.;
to sprinkle, water (plants &c.), MBh.; Kāv. &c. :
Desid. सिषिक्षति or सिसिक्षति;
°ते Gr. (cf. सिसिक्षा) :
Intens. सेसिच्यते, सेसेक्ति.
सिच् [cf. Zd. hincaiti; Gk. ἰκμάς (?); Angl.Sax. seón; Germ. seihen, seichen.]
सि/च् f. the border or hem of a dress, RV.; AV.; ŚBr.; GṛŚrS.
(du.) the two borders or boundaries i.e. the horizon, RV. i, 95, 7
(du. and pl.) the wings of an army, RV.; AV.
सिच् f. = शिच्, a net, BhP.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

सिच् 6 U. (सिंचति-ते, सिषेच-सिषिचे, असिचत्त, असिक्त, सेक्ष्यति-ते, सेक्तुं, सिक्त; स् of सिच् is generally changed to ष् after a preposition ending in इ or उ)

1 To sprinkle, scatter in small drops, Bk. 19. 23.

2 To water, moisten; soak, wet; विश्रांतः सन् व्रज वननदीतीरजातानि सिंचन् Me. 26; Ms. 9. 255.

3 To pour out, emit, discharge, shed; R. 16. 66.

4 To infuse, instil, pour in; जाड्यं धियो हरति सिंचति वाचि सत्यं Bh. 2. 23.

5 To pour out for, offer to; अन्यथा तिलोदकं मे सिंचतं Ś. 3.

6 To impregnate.

— Caus. (सेचयति-ते) To cause to sprinkle.

— Desid. (सिसिक्षति-ते) To wish to sprinkle.