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addict


1ad·dict

verb \ə-ˈdikt\

Definition of ADDICT

transitive verb
1
: to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively <addicted to gambling>
2
: to cause addiction to a substance in (a person or animal)
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Origin of ADDICT

Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, from ad- + dicere to say — more at diction
First Known Use: 1534

Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden

Rhymes with ADDICT

afflict, conflict, constrict, convict, delict, depict, district, edict, evict, inflict, lipsticked, predict, restrict, unlicked, verdict

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