annex
[ verb uh-neks, an-eks; noun an-eks, -iks ]
/ verb əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks; noun ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks /
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.
RELATED WORDS
addendum, appendix, adjoin, addition, affix, arm, adjunct, supplement, attachment, subsidiary, wing, ell, associate, unite, attach, appropriate, tag, link, connect, fasten
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.
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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 Formsannexable, adjective
Word Origin for annex
C14: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to join
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