v. cause to become dependent on, cause to become addicted to (a habit-forming substance); compulsively devote oneself to someone or something

n. one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user

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Noun
1. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
(synonym) nut, freak, junkie, junky
(hypernym) enthusiast, partisan, partizan
(hyponym) gym rat
(derivation) hook
2. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
(hypernym) drug user, substance abuser, user
(hyponym) caffeine addict, caffein addict
(derivation) hook

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Verb
1. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(synonym) hook
(hypernym) habituate, accustom
(entail) use, habituate
(derivation) addiction

nm. addict, one who is devoted to a certain habit; habitual drug user

n. addict, one who is devoted to a certain habit, habitual drug user