superadd

American  

[soo-per-ad] / ˌsu pərˈæd /

verb (used with object)

1. to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.

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superadd British  

/ ˌsuːpərˈæd /

verb

1. (tr) to add (something) to something that has already been added; add as extra

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Other Word Forms

• superaddition
  noun
• superadditional
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of superadd

1425–75; late Middle English superadden < Latin superaddere, equivalent to super- super- + addere to add

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

superadd

To which if they superadd any other rites, it is unknown to any but those that are present at them.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

It may be advisable to superadd to the above, the statement that Mrs. Micawber is not in confidential possession of my intentions.'

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

Certainly, the experience of misery and infirmity must superadd some tenderness to the heart of our High Priest.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Under these circumstances, we are required to believe an anonymous story, which runs counter to all evidence, that we may superadd an absurdity.

From Notes and Queries, Number 82, May 24, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George

Those human laws that annex a punishment to murder, do not at all increase its moral guilt or superadd any fresh obligation in the forum of conscience to abstain from its perpetration.

From The Unconstitutionality of Slavery by Spooner, Lysander