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ADD
    n 1: a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral
         and learning disorders [syn: {attention deficit disorder},
         {ADD}, {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, size 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},
         {take out}]
    2: state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied"
       [syn: {add}, {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}, {add}, {bring}]
    4: make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49,
       please!" [syn: {add}, {add together}] [ant: {deduct},
       {subtract}, {take off}]
    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}, {add
       together}, {tally}, {add up}]
    6: constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her
       reputation"
    

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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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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ADD
       AGP Digital Display [adapter] (AGP)
       
    

ADD
       Adapter Device Driver (OS/2)
       
    

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