add to

Verb

Meaning

have an increased effect

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

increase extend compound enhance impose complement supplement accompany invest reinforce lend multiply add-on amplify augment
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Antonyms

mar lower cut date prune minify
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Hypernyms

increase

Examples

These are fountains of salvation that they who thirst may be satisfied with the living words they contain. In these alone is proclaimed the doctrine of godliness. Let no man add to these, neither let him take out from these. Athanasius of Alexandria

I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world. Margaret Mead

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors for to dwell long upon them is to add to the offense, and repentance and sorrow can only be displaced by somewhat better, and which is as free and original as if they had not been. Henry David Thoreau

Taxing is an easy business. Any projector can contrive new impositions, any bungler can add to the old. Edmund Burke

If you add to the truth, you take something away from it. Jewish Proverb

If you have wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty. American Proverb

Close letter words and terms

add the finishing touch to add the finishing touches add the finishing touches to add to basket add to favorites add to payroll