annex

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

/ verb əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks; noun ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks /

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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.

noun Also 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.

Nearby words

annecy, annelid, annelida, annensky, annette, annex, annexa, annexation, annexationism, annexe, annexure

Origin of annex

1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French annexer < Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus tied to, past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun) < French annexe or noun use of v.

Related forms

an·nex·a·ble, adjectivenon·an·nex·a·ble, adjectivepre·an·nex, verb (used with object)re·an·nex, verb (used with object)

un·an·nex·a·ble, adjectiveun·an·nexed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for annex

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She was the first but not last leader of Russia to annex Crimea.
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“We are too small to be independent for long and would have to ask Russia to annex us,” says translator Alec.
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That team fought their way back to the CIA annex with other Americans and sustained a low-level firefight throughout the evening.
General: We Didn't Even Try To Save American Lives In Benghazi|Eli Lake|May 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Inside the annex to the lighthouse were the duplicate engines for filling tanks with compressed air.
Some Naval Yarns|Mordaunt Hall
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So we decided to annex the forty kroner for tithes—and heres the rest!
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I believe Falk began by going through the ship, revolver in hand, to annex all the matches.
Falk|Joseph Conrad
In this message, written on the stationery of the Annex Hotel, he was urged to call on the writer the next morning at ten o'clock.
The Air Ship Boys|H.L. Sayler

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

Derived Forms

annexable, adjective

Word Origin for annex

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

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