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var $select = $("#id_of_element").selectize();
var control = $select[0].selectize;
// This line depends your source
// I'm getting value and text from json
control.addOption({ Value: 99, Text: "Foo" });
control.addItem(99);
// if you can't see your item is added try to refresh selectize options
control.refreshOptions();