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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædɪkt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. ˈædɪkt; v. əˈdɪkt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. ad′ikt; v. ə dikt′)

ad•dict /n. ˈædɪkt; v. əˈdɪkt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Drugsone who is addicted to a substance, activity, or habit: a drug addict;
a sports addict.

v. [~ + object;
usually: be + addicted + to + object]

Drugsto cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance:was addicted to cocaine.
to devote (oneself) compulsively or obsessively:was addicted to jogging.

ad•dic•tive, adj.

ad•dict (n. ad′ikt;v. ə dikt′),USA pronunciation n.

Drugsa person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance:a drug addict.

v.t.

Drugsto cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic.
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.

Latin addictus assigned, surrendered (past participle of addīcere, equivalent. to ad- ad- + dic- (variant stem of dīcere to fix, determine) + -tus past participle suffix)
1520–30

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addict vb /əˈdɪkt/

(transitive; usually passive) often followed by to: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)

n /ˈædɪkt/

a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
informal a person who is devoted to something: a jazz addict

Etymology: 16th Century: (as adj and as vb; n use C20): from Latin addictus given over, from addīcere to give one's assent to, from ad- to + dīcere to say

'addict' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

drug addict - druggie - fiend - junkie - monkey - tough love - user - withdrawal - addicted - addiction - addictive - cokehead - connect - dope addict - dope fiend - dopehead - doper - drug - fan - hashhead - hophead - hound - hype - joypop - man - nonaddicted - nonaddicting - unaddicted - well-addicted - speed freak

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Synonyms: habitué, devotee, fan, enthusiast, fanatic, more...

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