adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

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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6. 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."

7. 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."

Adjective

1. 1
   Addicted. archaic
2. 2
   Bound, tied to, obligated. obsolete

Synonyms

All synonyms

adherentdrug addictjunkiejunkieabuseracidhead

Antonyms

All antonyms

abstainermainstreamernonaddict

Example

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"You could say that Mrs. Smith is a television addict."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

cocaine addictdope addictdrug addictsex addict

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