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addict.

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæd.ɪkt/

  1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

    a heroin addict
    He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.

  2. An adherent or fan (of something).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin addīcō Latin addictusbor. English addict Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

adj/əˈdɪkt/

  1. Addicted.

    archaic

  2. Bound, tied to, obligated.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin addīcō Latin addictusbor. English addict Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

verb/əˈdɪkt/

  1. To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.

    Ancient-Rome · transitive

  2. To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.

    archaic · reflexive

  3. To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.

    obsolete · transitive

  4. To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.

    obsolete · reflexive

  5. To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.

    archaic · transitive

  6. To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Latin addīcō Latin addictusbor. English addict Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of addīcō (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + dīcō (“say; declare”)

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