add
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(verb) make an addition (to); join with others; increase by another or several; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury" |
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Related Words: add on, button, butylate, combine, compound, concatenate, enrich, fortify, include, inject, intercalate, mark, mix, mix in, modify, punctuate, put on, qualify, string, string up, stud, supplement, welt |
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Antonyms: take away |
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(verb) make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
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Synonyms: add together |
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Related Words: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon |
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Antonyms: subtract |
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(verb) state or say further; " `It doesn't matter,' " he supplied" |
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Synonyms: append, supply |
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Related Words: insert, say, slip in, sneak in, state, stick in, tell, toss in |
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(verb) constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
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Related Words: constitute, form, make |
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(verb) of a quality, as in: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" |
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Synonyms: bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend |
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Related Words: alter, change, instill, throw in, tinsel |
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(verb) determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
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Synonyms: add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up |
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Related Words: count, enumerate, number |
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