Addict

//ˈæd.ɪkt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Addicted. archaic
  2. 2
    Bound, tied to, obligated. obsolete
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

    "a heroin addict"

  2. 2
    someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity wordnet
  3. 3
    An adherent or fan (of something).
  4. 4
    someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision. Ancient-Rome, transitive
  2. 2
    to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) wordnet
  3. 3
    To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. archaic, reflexive

    "They addict themselves to the civil law."

  4. 4
    To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something. obsolete, transitive
  5. 5
    To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc. obsolete, reflexive
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  1. 6
    To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. archaic, transitive

    "That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations."

  2. 7
    To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. transitive

    "His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

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