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addict

/ədˈɪkt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
    “a golf addict”
  2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

verb

  1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Synonyms for addict

Words that rhyme with addict

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