Inflected forms: ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts 1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.
NOUN:
(dkt)1. One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity. 2. A devoted adherent; a fan: “We are all . . . addicts of change” (Christopher Lasch).
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin addcere, addict-, to sentence : ad-, ad- + dcere, to adjudge; see deik- in Appendix I.
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cere, addict-, to sentence : ad-, ad- + d
