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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...; The addition of a song to a station's playlist

The management of an organization or government; the governing body in power

(followed by to) To total or evaluate; The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English)

To (cause to) be or become an adult; A fully grown human or animal; Fully grown

At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving

To prepare oneself

A lawyer who advises and represents clients in legal matters

To acknowledge something as true; to allow entry or membership

To make something known publicly for the first time

To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to; Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end

A particular feature or element of something

To legally take a child into one's family; to accept or follow a plan or idea

A recommendation or opinion offered to guide someone's actions

To be grateful for; to recognize the value of; to increase in value

Separately or at a distance; into pieces; distinct from others

The act of adding anything

To seize someone by legal authority; to stop a process

To desert or give up completely (v.); uninhibited freedom from restraint (n.)

To promote or advantage; A forward move; improvement or progression; Completed before necessary or a milestone event

To make changes to improve or adapt something

A person who manages an organization or computer system

To offer advice or recommendations; to formally inform someone

To publicly support a cause; a person who supports or pleads for others

An exciting or risky experience; to dare to do something bold