n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' dikt
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 < addict ed to gambling>
2 : to cause addiction to a substance in (a person or animal)