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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ad·dict
ETYMOLOGY Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, from ad- + dicere to say — more at diction DATE 1534 1. to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively addicted to gambling 2. to cause addiction to a substance in (a person or animal)
DATE 1909 1. one who is addicted especially to a substance 2. devotee a detective novel addict English Etymology addict 1520s, adj., "delivered, devoted," from L. addictus, pp. of addicere "to deliver, award, yield, devote," from ad- "to" + dicere"say, declare" (see diction), but also "adjudge, allot." Modern sense is really self-addicted "to give over or award (oneself) to someone or some practice" (c.1600); specialization to narcotics dependency is from c.1910. The noun is first recorded 1909, in reference to morphine. Related: Addicted (1530s, "delivered over" by judicial sentence; modern meaning "dependent on a drug" from 1913); adj.addictive (1939 in the narcotics sense). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 addict ad·dict / 5Adikt / noun1. a person who is unable to stop taking harmful drugs 吸毒成瘾的人；瘾君子: a heroin / drug / nicotine addict 吸食海洛因/毒品/尼古丁成瘾的人 2. a person who is very interested in sth and spends a lot of their free time on it 对…入迷的人: a video game addict 游戏机迷 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English addict noun ADJ. cocaine, drug, heroin, etc. | computer, television, etc. Many young boys become computer addicts. OLT addict noun ⇨ fan Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ad·dict I. \əˈdikt, (ˈ)a|d-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, adjudge, from ad- + dicere to say — more at diction transitive verb 1. obsolete a. : to award or deliver by judicial decree — used in works on Roman law b. : to give over : give up : surrender c. : to attach (oneself) as a follower to a person or adherent to a cause < we sincerely addict ourselves to Almighty God — Thomas Fuller > 2. : to apply or devote (as oneself or one's mind) habitually : give (oneself) up or surrender (oneself) as a constant practice : habituate , devote < the researches to which your taste addicts you — Sir Walter Scott > < such persons … will addict themselves to history or science — J.S.Mill > < to forswear thin potations and to addict themselves to sack — Shakespeare > 3. : to cause or induce (a person) to make habitual use of a drug < addicts … find it convenient to addict several other persons — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > intransitive verb of a drug : to bring about or cause habitual use < drugs … threaten us because they are … addicting — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > II. \ˈa(ˌ)dikt, ˈadēkt also əˈdikt or aˈd-\ noun (-s) 1. : one who is addicted to a habit; specifically : one who habitually uses and has an uncontrollable craving for an addicting drug < a morphine addict > < a barbiturate addict > 2. : one showing zealous interest (as in a sport or pastime) : an enthusiastic devotee |
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