Definitions for addict
ˈæd ɪkt; əˈdɪktad·dict

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky(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"

2. addict(verb)

   someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

3. addict, hook(verb)

   to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. addict(Noun)

   A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug

   Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico

2. addict(Noun)

   An adherent or fan (of something)

   Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico

3. addict(Verb)

   To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug

   Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico

4. addict(Verb)

   To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.

   Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico

5. addict(Verb)

   To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.

   Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Addict

   addicted; devoted

2. Addict(verb)

   to apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to

3. Addict(verb)

   to adapt; to make suitable; to fit

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Addict

   ad-dikt′, 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. [L. addicĕre, addictum—ad, to, dicĕre, to declare.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of addict in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of addict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of addict in a Sentence

1. Kirk Pasich:

   Chris, a recovering addict, had a prescription for Ativan and may have taken more Ativan than recommended dosages, the family believes that if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions.

2. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Time, the greatest enemy of man, is an addict who smokes the cigarette of life and uses God's soil as an ashtray.

3. James Hart:

   It was a slow unveiling of my sexuality that was of course, very difficult for us, and then… I wind up as a crack cocaine addict [in 2002] after having been sober for 21 years. And Carly went through all of that with me. So the unraveling is rather dramatic.

4. Derek Clarke:

   Just because they’re a drug addict doesn’t mean we’re not going to give them something for their pain.

5. Rachel McCool:

   I have a whole new appreciation for the color of the sky, because when you're an addict and when you're in bondage, you see everything as black and white, as gray, i didn't see the beauty of this world, this world we're living in. Yeah, there's a lot of hurt and I understand that too, but there's a lot of beauty and there's a lot of freedom.

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