Addict

Pronunciation

• noun
• enPR: ăʹdÄ­kt, IPA: /ˈædɪkt/
• verb
• enPR: É™-dÄ­ktʹ, IPA: /əˈdɪkt/
• Rhymes: -ɪkt

Origin

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

Full definition of addict

Noun

1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
• He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
2. An adherent or fan (of something)

Derived terms

• cyberaddict
• drug addict
• sex addict

Synonyms

• (person who is addicted) junkie one addicted to a drug, slave
• (adherent or fan) adherent, aficionado, devotee, enthusiast, fan, habitue

Verb

1. To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
2. To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.
• unknown date, John EvelynThey addict themselves to the civil law.
• unknown date Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher (playwright)He is addicted to his study.
• unknown date AdventurerThat part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.
• unknown date Thomas FullerHis genius addicted him to the study of antiquity.
• unknown date, Thomas Babington MacaulayA man gross ... and addicted to low company.
3. (obsolete) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
• unknown date John Evelyn
• The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth.

Synonyms

• (cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug) get (someone) hooked
• (devote) consecrate, dedicate, devote
• (adapt) adapt, fit

Derived terms

• addicting
• addictive

Anagrams

• didact