addict
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n. /ad"ikt/; v. /euh dikt"/, n.
1. a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
v.t.
2. to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.
3. to habituate or abandon (
oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively:
a writer addicted to the use of high-flown language; children addicted to video games.
[
1520-30; < L addictus assigned, surrendered (ptp. of addicere, equiv. to ad- AD- + dic- (var. s. of dicere to fix, determine) + -tus ptp. suffix)]
Syn. 1. adherent, devotee; fanatic; junkie.
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addict — vb *habituate, accustom, inure Analogous words: incline, dispose, predispose, bias: devote, apply, address, *direct Antonyms: wean Contrasted words: alienate, *estrange: *detach, dis engage: disincline, indispose (see affirmative verbs at … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Addict — Ad*dict , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Addicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Addicting}.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. See {Diction}.] 1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; with to. They addict themselves to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
addict — ad·dict 1 /ə dikt/ vt: to cause (a person) to become physiologically dependent upon a drug ad·dict 2 / a dikt/ n: one who is addicted to a drug Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
addict — [ə dikt′; ] for n. [, ad′ikt] vt. [< L addictus, pp. of addicere, to give assent < ad , to + dicere, to say: see DICTION] 1. to give (oneself) up to some strong habit: usually in the passive voice 2. to cause (someone) to become addicted to … English World dictionary
Addict — Ad*dict , p. p. Addicted; devoted. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
addict — ● addict nom (mot anglais) Familier. Toxicomane … Encyclopédie Universelle
addict — [n] person who has compulsion toward activity, often injurious aficionado, buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fanatic, fiend, follower, freak*, habitué, hound*, junkie*, nut, practitioner, zealot; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
addict — ► NOUN ▪ a person who is addicted to something … English terms dictionary
Addict-Tv — Création 2006 Slogan Explode Your Television Langue Français Anglais Pays … Wikipédia en Français
addict — ad|dict [ˈædıkt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of addicere to give to formally or legally , from ad to + dicere to say ] 1.) someone who is unable to stop taking drugs drug/heroin/morphine etc addict ▪ a recovering heroin … Dictionary of contemporary English
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