Main Entry: ¹ad·dict

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdikt\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Latin addictus, past participle of addicere to favor, from ad- + dicere to say — more at diction

Date: 1534

1 : to devote or surrender (oneself) to something habitually or obsessively <addicted to gambling>
2 : to cause addiction to a substance in (a person or animal)