Add

v. t.	1.	To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on). [imp. & p. p. Added; p. pr. & vb. n. Adding.] The Lord shall add to me another son. - Gen. xxx. 24.
	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. Back to thy punishment, False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings. - Milton. As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years. - Locke.
	3.	To append, as a statement; to say further. He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax. - Macaulay.
v. i.	1.	To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.
	2.	To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.

Noun	1.	ADD - a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders Synonyms: ADHD, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome, MBD, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction
Verb	1.	add - 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" Antonyms: take away, take out - take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
	2.	add - state or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" Synonyms: append, supply
	3.	add - 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" Synonyms: contribute, lend, impart, bestow, bring
	4.	add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" Synonyms: add together Antonyms: deduct, subtract, take off - make a subtraction
	5.	add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" Synonyms: add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally
	6.	add - constitute an addition; "This paper will add to her reputation"

Adapter Device Driver (OS/2)agglutinate, algebraize, amalgamate, annex, assimilate, 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, 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, suffix, summate, superadd, superimpose, superpose, syncretize, syndicate, synthesize, tack on, tag, tag on, take account of, take on, tally, tot, tote, unify, unite with, work out

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