different between destine vs addict

English

Etymology

From Middle English destinen, from Old French destiner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?st?n/

Verb

destine (third-person singular simple present destines, present participle destining, simple past and past participle destined)

1. to preordain
2. to assign something (especially finance) for a particular use
3. to have a particular destination

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• deniest, edestin, endites, entised, in steed, steined, tendies, tenside

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -in

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular present indicative of destiner
2. third-person singular present indicative of destiner
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
5. second-person singular imperative of destiner

Anagrams

• densité, déteins, détiens, étendis

Ladin

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular present indicative of destiner
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
3. third-person singular present subjunctive of destiner
4. third-person plural present subjunctive of destiner

Portuguese

Verb

destine

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of destinar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of destinar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of destinar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of destinar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des?tine/, [d?es?t?i.ne]

Verb

destine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of destinar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of destinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of destinar.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin addictus, past participle of add?c? (“deliver; devote; surrender”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + d?c? (“say; declare”)

Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • enPR: ??.d?kt, IPA^(key): /?æ.d?kt/
• (verb)
  • enPR: ?-d?kt?, IPA^(key): /??.d?kt/
  • Rhymes: -?kt

Noun

addict (plural addicts)

1. A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug

   He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.

2. An adherent or fan (of something)

Synonyms

• (person who is addicted): junkie (one addicted to a drug), slave
• (adherent or fan): adherent, aficionado, devotee, enthusiast, fan, habitue
• See also Thesaurus:addict

Derived terms

• cyberaddict
• drug addict
• sex addict

Related terms

• addiction
• addictive
• dictate

Translations

Verb

addict (third-person singular simple present addicts, present participle addicting, simple past and past participle addicted)

1. (transitive, Ancient Rome) To deliver (someone or something) following a judicial decision. [from 16th c.]
2. (reflexive, now rare, archaic) To devote (oneself) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. [from 16th c.]
   • 1644, John Evelyn, Diary, 25 October:

     They addict themselves to the civil law.

   • 1751, Tobias Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, vol. III, ch. 88:

     Having resided some time in this place, we returned to the other country-house which we had left, where lord B— addicted himself so much to hunting, and other male diversions, that I began to think he neglected me […] .

3. (transitive, obsolete) To bind (a person or thing) to the service of something. [16th–18th c.]
4. (reflexive, obsolete) To devote or pledge (oneself) to a given person, cause etc. [16th–19th c.]
5. (transitive, now rare, archaic) To devote (one's mind, talent etc.) to a given activity, occupation, thing etc. [from 16th c.]
   • January 19, 1754, Samuel Johnson, The Adventurer No. 126

     That part of mankind that addict their minds to speculations.

6. (transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]
   • 1662 (published), Thomas Fuller, Worthies of England

     His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity.

Synonyms

• (cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug): get (someone) hooked
• (devote): consecrate, dedicate, devote
• (adapt): adapt, fit

Derived terms

• addicting
• addictive

Translations

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: adik
• ? Tagalog: adik

Anagrams

• didact

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin addictus or perhaps English addict.

Noun

addict m (plural addicts, feminine addicte)

1. addict

Related terms

• addiction

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??dik(t)/

Noun

addict (plural addicts)

1. an addict

Verb

addict (third-person singular present addicts, present participle addictin, past addictit, past participle addictit)

1. to addict

References

• Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.