annex

[ verb uh-neks, an-eks; noun an-eks, -iks ]

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verb (used with object)

to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state: Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.

to take or appropriate, especially without permission.
to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

nounAlso especially British, an·nexe.

something annexed.
a subsidiary building or an addition to a building: The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.

something added to a document; appendix; supplement: an annex to a treaty.

Origin of annex

First recorded in 1350–1400; (verb) Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French annexer, from Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus “tied to,” past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun) from French annexe or noun use of verb

Other words from annex

an·nex·a·ble, adjective
non·an·nex·a·ble, adjective
pre·an·nex, verb (used with object)
re·an·nex, verb (used with object)
un·an·nex·a·ble, adjective

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How to use annex in a sentence

Our anxiety to reannex Texas by peaceable negotiation was not met, however, by a correspondent feeling upon the part of Mexico.
History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 | Brantz Mayer

British Dictionary definitions for annex

annex

verb(æˈnɛks) (tr)

to join or add, esp to something larger; attach
to add (territory) by conquest or occupation

to add or append as a condition, warranty, etc
to appropriate without permission

noun(ˈænɛks)

a variant spelling (esp US) of annexe

Origin of annex

C14: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to join

Derived forms of annex

annexable, adjective

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