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ADD

(/&/d )

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of(verb.change)

Example:
We added two students to that dorm room.
She added a personal note to her letter.
Add insult to injury.
Add some extra plates to the dinner table.

Antonym:
take away, take out

source: wordnet30
state or say further(verb.communication)

Synonym:
append, supply

source: wordnet30
bestow a quality on(verb.possession)

Example:
The music added a lot to the play.
This adds a light note to the program.

Synonym:
bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend

source: wordnet30
make an addition by combining numbers(verb.cognition)

Example:
Add 27 and 49, please!.

Synonym:
add together
Antonym:
deduct, subtract, take off

source: wordnet30
determine the sum of(verb.communication)

Example:
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town.

Synonym:
add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up

source: wordnet30
constitute an addition(verb.stative)

Example:
This paper will add to her reputation.

source: wordnet30
To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).(verb)

source: webster1913
To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.(verb)

source: webster1913

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