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The definition of an addict is a person who has a constant need for a substance or activity.

(noun)

A person who constantly has to have cocaine is an example of a drug addict.

Addict is defined as to cause someone to become dependent on a habit or substance.

(verb)

Getting someone to feel they need daily ice cream cones is an example of addict.

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See addict in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to give (oneself) up to some strong habit: usually in the passive voice
to cause (someone) to become addicted to some habit

Origin: < L addictus, pp. of addicere, to give assent < ad-, to + dicere, to say: see diction

noun

a person addicted to some habit, esp. to the use of a narcotic drug
an ardent supporter; devotee: a baseball addict

See addict in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.
To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.

noun (ădˈĭkt)

One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity.
A devoted adherent; a fan: “We are all . . . addicts of change” (Christopher Lasch).

Origin:

Origin: Latin addīcere, addict-, to sentence

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + dīcere, to adjudge; see deik- in Indo-European roots

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