Addict \Ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Addicted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Addicting.]
[L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge,
devote; ad + dicere to say. See Diction.]
1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to.
"They addict themselves to the civil law." --Evelyn.
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He is addicted to his study. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. --Adventurer. [1913 Webster]
His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs.]
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The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Addict, Devote, Consecrate, Dedicate. Addict was formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home." --J. S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of the church; dedicated to God. [1913 Webster]
addicted
adj
1: compulsively or physiologically dependent on something
habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted
to cocaine" [ant: unaddicted]
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