EXCISING Antonyms

• the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

• conformity or harmony

• the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

• the act of retaining something

• shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

• a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

• make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

• state or say further

• bestow a quality on

• make an addition by combining numbers

• determine the sum of

• constitute an addition

• have as a part, be made up out of

• consider as part of something

• add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category

• allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

• formed or united into a whole

• make into a whole or make part of a whole

• include or contain; have as a component

• form a corporation

• unite or merge with something already in existence

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• supply with necessities and support

• state categorically

• have and exercise

• maintain for use and service

• maintain by writing regular records

• state or assert

• support against an opponent

• stick to correctly or closely

• a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

• a reservation where animals are protected

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• prevent (food) from rotting

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

• hold back within

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• keep in one's mind