Addict Definition
ə-dĭkt
addicted, addicts
verb
addicted, addicts
To cause to be physiologically or psychologically dependent.
The thief was addicted to cocaine. My uncle is addicted to gambling.
American Heritage
To cause (someone) to become an addict.
Webster's New World
To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually.
That show was so good that I became addicted to watching it.
American Heritage
To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis.
Economies that are addicted to fossil fuels.
American Heritage
To cause to have a medically or psychologically significant addiction.
Addicted to cocaine; addicted to gambling.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
addicts
One who is addicted, as to narcotics or gambling.
American Heritage
A person physically or psychologically dependent on some habit, esp. on the use of a narcotic drug.
Webster's New World
A devoted adherent; a fan.
A soap-opera addict.
American Heritage
An ardent supporter; devotee.
A baseball addict.
Webster's New World
A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Addict
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From Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)
From Wiktionary
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Latin addīcere addict- to sentence ad- ad- dīcere to adjudge deik- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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