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How to sign: 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 dinn;
Categories: increase
Within this category: add on, adjoin, button, butylate, canonize, compound, concatenate, enrich, fortify, gild the lily, include, inject, intercalate, milk, mix, modify, punctuate, put on, put on, string, stud, supplement, welt, work in
How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: lend, contribute, impart, bestow, bring
Categories: alter, change, modify
Within this category: instill, throw in, tinsel
How to sign: make an addition by combining numbers
"Add 27 and 49, please!";
See also: total, number, amount, add up, come
Similiar / Same: add together
Categories: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out
Within this category: foot
