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To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).

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Verb group 8

Sum 84% connected

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

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Sum 84% connected

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

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Tally 84% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Tally 84% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Tot 84% connected

Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

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Tot 84% connected

Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

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Total 84% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Total 84% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Manner of action 26

Adjoin 76% connected

To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.

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Button 76% connected

A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.

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Combine 76% connected

To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a homogeneous substance, as by chemical u…

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Compound 76% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Concatenate 76% connected

To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things depending on one another.

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Enrich 76% connected

To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent; to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the understanding with knowledge.

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Factor 76% connected

One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts business for ot…

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Foot 76% connected

The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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Fortify 76% connected

To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

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Include 76% connected

To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell.

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Inject 76% connected

To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into a cavity of the body; to inject mo…

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Insert 76% connected

To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a scion in a stock; to ins…

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Instill 76% connected

To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

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Intercalate 76% connected

To insert, as a day or other portion of time, in a calendar.

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Milk 76% connected

A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in…

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Mix 76% connected

To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite or b…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Punctuate 76% connected

To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.

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Qualify 76% connected

To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the k…

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String 76% connected

A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larg…

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Stud 76% connected

A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.

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Supplement 76% connected

That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply.

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Tinsel 76% connected

A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin met…

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Transfuse 76% connected

To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to transfer by pouring.

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Welt 76% connected

That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Calculate 76% connected

To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Cipher 76% connected

A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.

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Compute 76% connected

To determine calculation; to reckon; to count.

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Constitute 76% connected

To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.

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Count 76% connected

To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection; to number; to enumerate; to comp…

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Cypher 76% connected

See Cipher.

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Disorder 76% connected

Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the papers are in disorder.

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Enumerate 76% connected

To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by one; to name over; to make a s…

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Figure 76% connected

The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Increase 76% connected

To become greater or more in size, quantity, number, degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance;…

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Number 76% connected

That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of individuals; an assemblage m…

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Numerate 76% connected

To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.

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Reckon 76% connected

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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Tell 76% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

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Upset 76% connected

To set up; to put upright.

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Derivationally related 12

Addable 74% connected

Addible.

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Addable 74% connected

Addible.

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Adder 74% connected

One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.

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Adder 74% connected

One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.

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Addition 74% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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Addition 74% connected

The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to subtraction or diminution.

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Additive 74% connected

Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.

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Additive 74% connected

Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to subtractive.

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Linear 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

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Linear 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a straight direction; lineal.

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Summation 74% connected

The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

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Summation 74% connected

The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also, an aggregate.

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Total 66% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Total 66% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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Synonym 11

Append 92% connected

To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column.

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Bestow 92% connected

To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow; to place; to put.

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Bring 92% connected

To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.

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Contribute 92% connected

To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money or other aid) f…

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Impart 92% connected

To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart food to the poor; the sun imparts warm…

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Lend 92% connected

To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.

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Sum 92% connected

The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added t…

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Supply 92% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tally 92% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tot 92% connected

Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

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Total 92% connected

Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a total departure from the evidence; a total loss.

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