Definition of "addict"

addict

/ˈæd.ɪkt/

noun
plural addicts
1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
2. An adherent or fan (of something)
verb
third-person singular simple present addicts, present participle addicting, simple past and past participle addicted
1. (transitive, Ancient Rome) To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision.
2. (reflexive, now rare, archaic) To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
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  They addict themselves to the civil law.
  1640–1706, John Evelyn, “(please specify the date of the diary entry)”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819
  Having resided some time in this place, we returned to the other country-house which we had left, where lord B— addicted himself so much to hunting, and other male diversions, that I began to think he neglected me […] .
  1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 88, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […]
3. (transitive, obsolete) To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something.
4. (reflexive, obsolete) To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc.
5. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc.
  Quotations
  That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.
  January 19, 1754, Samuel Johnson, The Adventurer, number 126
6. (transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted.
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  His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity.
  a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662

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