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"

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.
2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.

Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Added; p. pr. & vb. n. Adding.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. Date,

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