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ad·dict (ə dikt′; for n., ad′ikt)

transitive verb

  1. to give (oneself) up to some strong habit: usually in the passive voice
  2. to cause (someone) to become addicted to some habit

Etymology: < L addictus, pp. of addicere, to give assent < ad-, to + dicere, to say: see diction

noun

  1. a person addicted to some habit, esp. to the use of a narcotic drug
  2. an ardent supporter; devotee a baseball addict

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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