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addict

Noun

∙ A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
∙ An adherent or fan (of something)

Verb

∙ To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
∙ To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.
∙ To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
addict v.
cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit-forming substance); compulsively devote oneself to someone or something
one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
addict
addict
\ad*dict"\ (&?;), p. p. addicted; devoted. [obs.]
addict
\ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. addicting.] [l. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. see diction.]
1. to apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "they addict themselves to the civil law." he is addicted to his study. & fl. that part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. his genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. a man gross and addicted to low company.
2. to adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [obs.] the land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth.

WORDNET 2.0
addict
Noun
1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
(synonym) nut, freak, junkie, junky
(hypernym) enthusiast, partisan, partizan
(hyponym) gym rat
(derivation) hook
2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(hyponym) caffeine addict, caffein addict
(derivation) hook
Verb
1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(synonym) hook
(hypernym) habituate, accustom
(entail) use, habituate
(derivation) addiction

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Addiction
Addiction is a state characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors. The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they are reinforcing (i.e., they increase the likelihood that a person will seek repeated exposure to them) and intrinsically rewarding (i.e., something perceived as being positive or desirable).
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

addict

Noun

∙ A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
∙ An adherent or fan (of something)

Verb

∙ To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
∙ To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.
∙ To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
addict v.
cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit-forming substance); compulsively devote oneself to someone or something
one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
addict
addict
\ad*dict"\ (&?;), p. p. addicted; devoted. [obs.]
addict
\ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. addicted; p. pr. & vb. n. addicting.] [l. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge, devote; ad + dicere to say. see diction.]
1. to apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "they addict themselves to the civil law." he is addicted to his study. & fl. that part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. his genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. a man gross and addicted to low company.
2. to adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [obs.] the land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth.

WORDNET 2.0
addict
Noun
1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
(synonym) nut, freak, junkie, junky
(hypernym) enthusiast, partisan, partizan
(hyponym) gym rat
(derivation) hook
2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(hyponym) caffeine addict, caffein addict
(derivation) hook
Verb
1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(synonym) hook
(hypernym) habituate, accustom
(entail) use, habituate
(derivation) addiction

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Addiction
Addiction is a state characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences. It can be thought of as a disease or biological process leading to such behaviors. The two properties that characterize all addictive stimuli are that they are reinforcing (i.e., they increase the likelihood that a person will seek repeated exposure to them) and intrinsically rewarding (i.e., something perceived as being positive or desirable).
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