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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. He is addicted to his study. --Beau. & Fl That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations. --Adventurer. His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity. --Fuller. A man gross . . . and addicted to low company. --Macaulay. 2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit [Obs.] The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth. --Evelyn. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: addicted adj : compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming; "she is addicted to chocolate"; "addicted to cocain" [ant: {unaddicted}]
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