What does addict mean?
Definitions for addict
ˈæd ɪkt; əˈdɪktad·dict
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
addict(verb)
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
addict, hook(verb)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Wiktionary
addict(Noun)
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico
addict(Noun)
An adherent or fan (of something)
Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico
addict(Verb)
To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico
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
addict(Verb)
To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
Etymology: From addictus, past participle of addico, from ad- + dico
Webster Dictionary
Addict
addicted; devoted
Addict(verb)
to apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to
Addict(verb)
to adapt; to make suitable; to fit
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of addict in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of addict in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of addict in a Sentence
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.
Time, the greatest enemy of man, is an addict who smokes the cigarette of life and uses God's soil as an ashtray.
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.
Just because they’re a drug addict doesn’t mean we’re not going to give them something for their pain.
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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- ሱሰኛAmharic
- مدمن, مدمنةArabic
- пристрастявам, привърженик, пристрастявам се, навиквам, наркоманBulgarian
- addicteCatalan, Valencian
- závislák, fanatikCzech
- addictDanish
- Süchtiger, süchtigGerman
- maniulo, toksomaniuloEsperanto
- drogadicto, [[causar]] [[adicción]] [[en]], [[volver]] [[adicto]], adicto, toxicómanoSpanish
- sõltlaneEstonian
- alkoholisti, väärinkäyttäjä, fani, -himoinen, kannattaja, [[saada]] [[koukkuun]], omistautua, riippuvainen, [[tulla]] [[riippuvaiseksi]], [[jäädä]] [[koukkuun]], alkoholisoida, orjuuttaa, addikti, entusiasti, narkomaaniFinnish
- intoxiqué, dépendante, dépendantFrench
- andúileachIrish
- tràill, leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
- dependente, narcomanoInterlingua
- dipendenteItalian
- 中毒者Japanese
- ಅಳುಪುKannada
- 중독자Korean
- dependensLatin
- verslaafde, fanDutch
- maniak, fanatyk, entuzjasta, nałogowiec, uzależnionyPolish
- viciar-se, viciar, entusiasta, viciado, adicto, fanáticoPortuguese
- зависимыйRussian
- người nghiệnVietnamese
- 癮君子Chinese
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