addict
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(verb) to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp. a narcotic drug) |
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Synonyms: hook |
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Related Words: accustom, habituate |
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| 2. |
(noun) someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms |
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Related Words: caffein addict, caffeine addict, drug addict, drug user, junkie, junky, substance abuser, user |
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(noun) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
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Related Words: enthusiast, partisan, partizan |
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