addict

noun

  1. 1

    someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

  2. 2

    someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

    a golf addict

    a car nut

verb

  1. 1

    to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

Synonyms

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