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English noun: addict | |||
| 1. | addict (person) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | ||
| Samples | A golf addict. A car nut. A bodybuilding freak. A news junkie. | ||
| Synonyms | freak, junkie, junky, nut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enthusiast, partisan, partizan | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gym rat | ||
| 2. | addict (person) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drug user, substance abuser, user | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | caffein addict, caffeine addict, drug addict, junkie, junky, speed freak | ||
English verb: addict | |||
| 1. | addict (consumption) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) | ||
| Synonyms | hook | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accustom, habituate | ||
| Entail | habituate, use | ||
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