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addict vs accustom

accustom vs addict

addict is a noun but accustom is not a noun.

addict and accustom both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
addict Yes No Yes No
accustom No No Yes No
As verbs, accustom is a hypernym of addict; that is, accustom is a word with a broader meaning than addict:
  • addict: to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
  • accustom: make psychologically or physically used (to something)
Other hypernyms of addict include habituate.
addict (noun) accustom (noun)
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
addict (verb) accustom (verb)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) make psychologically or physically used (to something)
Difference between addict and accustom

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