Thesaurus: addict

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1. p. p. Addicted; devoted.
2. v. t. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to.
3. v. t. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
4. n. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
5. n. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity
6. v. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
7. Addicted; devoted. [Obs.] 1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to. "They addict themselves to the civil law." Evelyn. He is addicted to his study. Beau. & Fl. That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. Adventurer. His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. Fuller. A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. Macaulay. 2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs.] The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. Evelyn. Syn. -- Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home." J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God.
8. Addicted; devoted. [Obs.]
9. v:37/n:63 n. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction n. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms v. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)