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/ədˈɪkt/ /ˈædˌɪkt/ Listen

Addict

verb

(past & past part. addicted; pres. part. addicting)

To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). Synonym: hook.

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"Addict" Quotes from Famous Books

... these beautiful ladies here this evening. We just had dinner, and I presume I should make an after-dinner speech. I have always wanted to attend a Northern Nut Growers Association convention. I am more or less of what you might call a convention addict and speak on any occasion on slight provocation. I attended a convention at Quebec earlier this year, and after that I went on to Rio de Janiero in South America and attended another convention, but this privilege of being able ...

— Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report - at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 • Various

... one probably never paralleled in the history of adventure—more like the dream of a hashish-smoking addict than cold reality. ...

— The Flying Legion • George Allan England

Words linked to "Addict" : partizan, habituate, substance abuser, accustom, user, use, enthusiast, gym rat, partisan, speed freak, drug user