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- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)II(Roget's IV) v.1. [To combine numbers into a sum]Syn. total, sum, sum up, figure, figure up, compute, calculate, do a sum, tally, count up, foot up, cipher up, add up, cast up, do simple addition, run over, enumerate, reckon, tell off, score, tote up*.Ant. subtract, decrease*, take away.2. [To join so as to increase]Syn. append, annex, supplement, affix, attach, unite, combine, superimpose, tack on, hitch on, clap on*; see also join 1 .3. [To make a further remark]Syn. say further, continue, write further, append, add a postscript, reply, go on.III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.1. addon affix, attach, append, tack on, adjoin, suffix, annex.2. increase augment, supplement, enlarge, lengthen, amplify, boost, raise, heighten, *beef up, build on.3. total sum up, calculate, compute, figure, tally, reckon, enumerate, count.ANT.: 1. subtract, remove. 2. subtract, decrease, reduceIV(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To combine (figures) to form a sum. Also used with up: cast, foot (up), sum (up), tot2 (up), total, totalize. See INCREASE.
English dictionary for students. 2013.