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addict
/ˈæd.ɪkt/
verb 5noun 2adj 2
Collocations
2(noun.)
ADJ
cocaine, drug, heroin, etc.
computer, television, etc.
My brother spent so much time gaming that he turned into a real computer addict.
Definitions
noun
1
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
a heroin addict
He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
2
An adherent or fan (of something).
adj
1
Addicted.
2
Bound, tied to, obligated.
verb
1
To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
2
To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
They addict themselves to the civil law.
Having resided some time in this place, we returned to the other country-house which we had left, where lord B— addicted himself so much to hunting, and other male diversions, that I began to think he neglected me […].
3
To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
4
To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
5
To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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a heroin addict
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He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
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Those nonaddicts who picked a winning card had increased blood flow to the striatum, but the gambling addicts who picked the right card had much less of it (their reward system was less active).
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They addict themselves to the civil law.
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Having resided some time in this place, we returned to the other country-house which we had left, where lord B— addicted himself so much to hunting, and other male diversions, that I began to think he
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That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.
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