Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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addiction | Yes | No | No | No |
addict | Yes | No | Yes | No |
addiction (noun) | addict (noun) |
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(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master | someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity |
an abnormally strong craving | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
addiction (verb) | addict (verb) |
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to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) |