Add and Take

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Add verb - To join (something) to a mass, quantity, or number so as to bring about an overall increase.

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Take is an antonym for add.

Nearby Words: added, adding

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Add is an antonym for take in topics: require, consume, contract, carry, accept.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

power	add power	take power
word	add word	take word
name	add name	take name
amount	add amount	take amount
Other words: effect, time, level, damage, option, names, seconds.

There will be a box containing the character's belongings and equipment which the player can take and add to his own inventory.

Source: Personal Effects Reveal
Take the Heavy's already vast amount of health and firepower, add a dispenser replenishing his ammo, then add the gun's ability to surround him with fire revealing any spy that comes close: Demonic Spider supreme.

Source: Demonic Spiders / First-Person Shooter
Some also add nursemaids to take care of the young, up to several sub-castes of Soldier Ants, and Honeypot ants add workers adapted to serve as living storage jars for nectar.

Source: Hive Caste System

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