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Difference Between Add and Remove

Add

join (something) to something else so as to increase the size, number, or amount
a new wing was added to the building
some box offices now add on a convenience charge
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Remove

take (something) away or off from the position occupied
she sat down to remove her make-up
Customs officials removed documents from the premises
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put in (an additional element, ingredient, etc.)
chlorine is added to the water to kill bacteria
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abolish or get rid of
they removed thousands of needy youngsters from the benefit system
exchange controls have finally been removed
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put together (two or more numbers or amounts) to calculate their total value
add the two numbers together
they added all the figures up
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be distant from
it is an isolated place, far removed from the London art world
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say as a further remark
we would like to add our congratulations
‘I hope we haven't been too much trouble,’ she added politely
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separated by a particular number of steps of descent
his second cousin once removed
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To join or combine (numbers) through addition
If you add 5 and 10 and 17, the result is 32. If you add 6 to 8, you get 14.
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a degree of remoteness or separation
at this remove, the whole incident seems insane
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To join or unite so as to increase in size, quantity, quality, or scope
added 12 inches to the deck.
flowers that added beauty to the dinner table.
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a form or division in some British schools
a member of the Fifth Remove
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To say or write further.
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To move from a place or position occupied
removed the cups from the table.
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To find a sum in arithmetic.
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To transfer or convey from one place to another
removed the family to Texas.
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To constitute an addition
an exploit that will add to her reputation.
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To take off
removed my boots.
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To create or make an addition
gradually added to my meager savings.
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To take away; withdraw
removed the candidate's name from consideration.
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(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
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To do away with; eliminate
remove a stain.
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Add

To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up.
to add numbers
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To dismiss from an office or position.
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(transitive) To combine elements of (something) into one quantity.
to add a column of numbers
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Remove

To change one's place of residence or business; move
"In 1751, I removed from the country to the town" (David Hume).
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(transitive) To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on).
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To go away; depart.
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(transitive) To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on.
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To be removable
paint that removes with water.
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(intransitive) To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on.
It adds to our anxiety.
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Remove

The act of removing; removal.
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To perform the arithmetical operation of addition.
He adds rapidly.
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Distance or degree of separation or remoteness
"to spill, though at a safe remove, the blood of brave men" (Anthony Burgess).
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To summon minions or reinforcements.
Typically, a hostile mob will add whenever it's within the aggro radius of a player.
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(transitive) To delete.
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(radio) The addition of a song to a station's playlist.
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Remove

(transitive) To move something from one place to another, especially to take away.
He removed the marbles from the bag.
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(computer science) An act or instance of adding.
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To replace a dish within a course.
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(video games) An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target.
When the player has fought the boss for one minute, two adds will arrive from the back and must be dealt with.
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(transitive) To murder.
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To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
The Lord shall add to me another son.
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To dismiss a batsman.
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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.
As easily as he can add together the ideas of two days or two years.
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(transitive) To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.).
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To append, as a statement; to say further.
He added that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax.
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To depart, leave.
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To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase; as, it adds to our anxiety.
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(intransitive) To change one's residence; to move.
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To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he adds rapidly.
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To dismiss or discharge from office.
The President removed many postmasters.
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a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
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The act of removing something.
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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
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A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course.
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state or say further;
`It doesn't matter,' he supplied
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(British) at some public schools A division of the school, especially the form prior to last
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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
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A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove")
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make an addition by combining numbers;
Add 27 and 49, please!
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Distance in time or space; interval.
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determine the sum of;
Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town
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Emotional distance or indifference.
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constitute an addition;
This paper will add to her reputation
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(dated) The transfer of one's home or business to another place; a move.
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The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
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To move away from the position occupied; to cause to change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark.
When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving us, I generally ordered the table to be removed.
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Remove

To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease.
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To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President removed many postmasters.
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To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place; to move or go from one residence, position, or place to another.
Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,I can not taint with fear.
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The act of removing; a removal.
This place should be at once both school and university, not needing a remove to any other house of scholarship.
And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.
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The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic belongings, from one location or dwelling house to another; - in the United States usually called a move.
It is an English proverb that three removes are as bad as a fire.
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The state of being removed.
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That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to make room for something else.
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The distance or space through which anything is removed; interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.
A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator.
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The act of resetting a horse's shoe.
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degree of figurative distance or separation;
just one remove from madness
it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy
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Remove

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract;
remove a threat
remove a wrapper
Remove the dirty dishes from the table
take the gun from your pocket
This machine withdraws heat from the environment
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remove from a position or an office
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dispose of;
Get rid of these old shoes!
The company got rid of all the dead wood
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cause to leave;
The teacher took the children out of the classroom
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shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes;
He removed his children to the countryside
Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city
remove a case to another court
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go away or leave;
He absented himself
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kill intentionally and with premeditation;
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
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get rid of something abstract;
The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage
God takes away your sins
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