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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 (som…

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  1. 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)