to addict
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6.7
- verb
- /əˈdɪkt/
- NSFW
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volver adicto a
- Get them addicted to a government handout like a drug dealer addicts someone to crack!
Wow, no, I got addicted to meth?
- Wow, no, I got addicted to meth?
- Many people are addicted to all kinds of things, substances.
- And part of it I realized was, oh, I'm addicted to the feeling of rushing somewhere.
- But you get like, addicted to this feeling of controlling your own body.
- She became very addicted to drugs.
- These companies use neuroscientists to addict your brains and steal your mind.
- We we peek and some people get addicted to that peak.
- But you can have none of those problems and still get addicted.
- Were they addicted to heroin and speed whilst you were conceived?
- Yeah, but like cocaine, you can get addicted to it.
- Because it's a pattern that you have chased because you are addicted to the chase of the.
- And part of that is because I also I am addicted to the idea of having ultimate freedom.
Examples
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The new video game was so engaging that it seemed to addict players for hours on end.
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"Democrats are the party of government, and the more people they addict to government, the better for Democrats.
Blog text (32) -
They want to be there to addict the children for life.
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These companies use neuroscientists to addict your brains and steal your mind.
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Among other effects, the constant near-death and adrenaline-pumping experiences addict a person to risk.
Academic text (2006) -
The powerful film was designed to addict viewers, keeping them on the edge of their seats.
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Many apps are created to addict users, making it hard for them to stop checking their notifications.
Synonyms
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7.9
To make someone become addicted to a drug or habit
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.4
A person who regularly drinks coffee, tea, or energy drinks and needs caffeine
How Addictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word addict comes from the Latin addicere, which meant 'to give over' or hand someone to another's control. So to addict someone is to make them 'given over' and dependent on a drug or activity.