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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
ae
dihkt
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| definition 1: |
one who depends on or craves a habit-forming substance, such as a drug.
Fearing that the patient would become an addict, the doctor took him off the drug.Many of the prisoners were heroin addicts.- synonyms:
- user
- similar words:
- alcoholic, drug addict, drunk, drunkard, fiend, head, hound, junkie, slave, wino
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| definition 2: |
one who is habitually or obsessively devoted to something such as a hobby or interest.
I've become a romance novel addict.- synonyms:
- fiend, hound, junkie
- similar words:
- buff, devotee, fanatic, nut, slave
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| related words: |
fan, lover, maniac, narcotic, zealot |
adjective + (n.)addict
admitted,
alcoholic,
chronic,
crack,
desperate,
drunk,
estimated,
fellow,
female,
full-fledged,
functional,
functioning,
hard-core,
homeless,
infected,
inner-city,
known,
lifelong,
male,
middle-class,
pregnant,
reformed,
registered,
self-confessed,
self-described,
strung-out,
teenage
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verb + (n.)addict
counsel, house, manipulate, prescribe, recover, rehabilitate, treat, wean
(n.)addict
+ verb
commit, convict, crave, cure, hook, inject, kick, quit, rob
noun + (n.)addict
acupuncture,
alcohol,
alcoholic,
amphetamine,
burglar,
caffeine,
carbohydrate,
cocaine,
coke,
crack,
dope,
drug,
drunk,
gambling,
heroin,
homosexual,
hooker,
jail,
junkies,
methamphetamine,
morphine,
narcotic,
needle,
nicotine,
opiate,
opium,
pornography,
prescription,
prostitute,
sex,
spike,
user
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
dIkt
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| inflections: |
addicts, addicting, addicted |
| definition 1: |
to cause to depend on a habit-forming substance.
Taking large doses of morphine for pain eventually addicted him to the drug.- synonyms:
- hook
- antonyms:
- wean
- similar words:
- habituate
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| definition 2: |
to devote (oneself) to something habitually.
We've addicted ourselves to playing bridge.- synonyms:
- habituate, hook
- similar words:
- surrender
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adverb + (v.)addict
chemically, completely, heavily, hopelessly, kind, like, literally, physically, seriously, severely, sexually, totally
(v.)addict
+ adverb
frequently, mentally
(v.)addict
+ noun
addiction, chocolate, cigarette, clergy, habit, marijuana, oil, pain, painkiller, pill, pork, smoking, spending, stuff, substance, sugar, sweet, tobacco, vice
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The word addict
contains the following parts:
ad-
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad-
occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.
Example words:
adapt, add, addict, addiction, adduce, adequate, adhere, adherent, adit, adjacent, adjective, adjunct, adjure, adjust, administer, administrative, administrator, admissible, admission, admit, admonition, adopt, adoption, advent, adverb, adversary, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advocate, inadvertent
dic, dict
Latin
root
that means speak, declare
Example words:
abdicate, addict, addiction, benediction, contradict, contradiction, contradictory, contraindicate, dedicate, dictaphone, dictate, dictation, dictator, diction, dictionary, dictum, edict, indicate, indict, indictment, interdict, jurisdiction, malediction, predicate, predict, prediction, syndicate, valediction, valedictorian, verdict, veridical, predictable
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