add vs truncate

add

noun
  • The addition of a song to a station's playlist. 

  • An act or instance of adding. 

  • An additional enemy that joins a fight after the primary target. 

verb
  • To append (e.g. a statement); to say further information; to add on. 

  • To summon minions or reinforcements. 

  • To combine elements of (something) into one quantity. 

  • To give by way of increased possession (to someone); to bestow (on). 

  • To make an addition; to augment; to increase; to add on. 

  • 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. 

  • To sum up; to put together mentally; to add up. 

  • To perform the arithmetical operation of addition. 

truncate

verb
  • To shorten (something) by, or as if by, cutting part of it off. 

  • To shorten (a decimal number) by removing trailing (or leading) digits. 

  • To replace a corner by a plane (or to make a similar change to a crystal). 

adj
  • Truncated. 

  • Having an abrupt termination. 

How often have the words add and truncate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )