addict(ed)

ad·dict  (-dkt)

tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

1. To cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on a habit-forming substance: The thief was addicted to cocaine.

2. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually or compulsively: The child was addicted to video games.

n. (dkt)

1. One who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity.

2. A devoted adherent; a fan: "We are all . . . addicts of change" (Christopher Lasch).

 

addicted

adj. addicted to

1. hooked on, dependent on, inclined to, prone to, accustomed to (slang), habituated to After a while I was no longer addicted to nicotine.

2. devoted to, in love with, dedicated to, fond of, obsessed with, enthusiastic about, absorbed by, disposed to, wild about, fanatical about I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.