Addict
['ædɪkt]
Definition
(noun.) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms.
(noun.) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; 'a golf addict'; 'a car nut'; 'a bodybuilding freak'; 'a news junkie'.
(verb.) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug).
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Definition
(p. p.) Addicted; devoted.
(v. t.) To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to.
(v. t.) To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Accustom (commonly in a bad sense), habituate, dedicate, devote, apply (habitually), give, give up.
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Definition
v.t. to give (one's self) up to (generally in a bad sense): (B.) to devote or dedicate one's self to.—adjs. Addict′ Addict′ed given up to (with to).—ns. Addict′edness Addic′tion.
Typist: Serena
Examples
- Did he mention the precise order of occupation to which he would addict himself? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- When she entered the room she showed no surprise at seeing Archer there; surprise seemed the emotion that she was least addicted to. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Little as she was addicted to solitude, there had come to be moments when it seemed a welcome escape from the empty noises of her life. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But Greece, like most of the Eastern world in the thousand years B.C., was much addicted to consulting _oracles_ or soothsayers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were much given to festivals and shows, and, in particular, they were addicted to bull-fights and gymnastic entertainments. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They say he is addicted to poaching, and often goes abroad at night with his gun. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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