addict
addict
verb (əˈdɪkt
)
) 1 (transitive; usually passive; often foll by to) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)
▷ noun (ˈædɪkt
) 2 a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs
3 informal a person who is devoted to something ■ a jazz addict
[C16: (as adj and as vb; n use C20): from Latin addictus given over, from addīcere to give one's assent to, from ad- to + dīcere to say]
