Add

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. {Date},
     {Do}.]
     1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to
        bestow (on).
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              The Lord shall add to me another son. --Gen. xxx.
                                                    24.
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     2. To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several
        particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the
        quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one
        aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as,
        to add numbers; to add up a column.
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              Back to thy punishment,
              False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.
                                                    --Milton.
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              As easily as he can add together the ideas of two
              days or two years.                    --Locke.
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     3. To append, as a statement; to say further.
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              He added that he would willingly consent to the
              entire abolition of the tax.          --Macaulay.
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     Syn: {To Add}, {Join}, {Annex}, {Unite}, {Coalesce}.
  
     Usage: We {add} by bringing things together so as to form a
            whole. We {join} by putting one thing to another in
            close or continuos connection. We {annex} by attaching
            some adjunct to a larger body. We {unite} by bringing
            things together so that their parts adhere or
            intermingle. Things {coalesce} by coming together or
            mingling so as to form one organization. To {add}
            quantities; to join houses; to {annex} territory; to
            {unite} kingdoms; to make parties {coalesce}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Add \Add\, v. i.
     1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase;
        as, it adds to our anxiety. "I will add to your yoke." --1
        Kings xii. 14.
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     2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he
        adds rapidly.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ADD
       n : a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and
           learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder}, {attention
           deficit hyperactivity disorder}, {ADHD}, {hyperkinetic
           syndrome}, {minimal brain dysfunction}, {minimal brain
           damage}, {MBD}]
       v 1: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others;
            increase the quality, quantity, zise or scope of; "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" [ant: {take
            away}]
       2: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
          [syn: {append}, {supply}]
       3: bestow a quality on; "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" [syn: {lend}, {impart}, {bestow},
           {contribute}, {bring}]
       4: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49,
          please!" [syn: {add together}] [ant: {subtract}]
       5: determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to
          those of the neighboring town" [syn: {total}, {tot}, {tot
          up}, {sum}, {sum up}, {summate}, {tote up}, {add together},
           {tally}, {add up}]
       6: constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her
          reputation"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  102 Moby Thesaurus words for "add":
     adjoin, affix, agglutinate, algebraize, amalgamate, annex, append,
     assimilate, attach, augment, blend, burden, calculate, cast,
     cipher, clutter, coalesce, combine, come together, complicate,
     compound, comprise, compute, conjoin, connect, consolidate, cumber,
     decorate, divide, dope out, embody, encompass, encumber, enlarge,
     estimate, extract roots, fasten, figure, figure in, figure out,
     flux, foot, fuse, glue on, hitch on, include, incorporate,
     increase, infix, integrate, interblend, interfuse, join, join with,
     lump together, make one, measure, meld, melt into one, merge, mix,
     multiply, ornament, paste on, plus, postfix, prefix, put together,
     put with, reckon, reembody, roll into one, saddle, saddle with,
     score, shade into, slap on, solidify, subjoin, subtract, suffix,
     sum, summate, superadd, superimpose, superpose, syncretize,
     syndicate, synthesize, tack on, tag, tag on, take account of,
     take on, tally, tot, total, tote, unify, unite, unite with,
     work out
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ADD
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