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.

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

un·an·nex·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby annex

Anne of Brittany, Anne of Cleves, Anne of Denmark, Anne of France, Annette, annex, annexation, annexationism, annexe, annexed, annexure

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How to use annex in a sentence

The most likely scenario, according to the cold case team, was that Arnold van den Bergh, a Jewish notary, tipped off authorities to the Frank family’s hiding place in a secret annex of a building in Amsterdam.
Researchers say they may have uncovered who betrayed Anne Frank’s family to Nazis|Adela Suliman|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
“The team and I sat down and we compiled a list of ways in which the annex could have been compromised,” he said.
Researchers say they may have uncovered who betrayed Anne Frank’s family to Nazis|Adela Suliman|January 18, 2022|Washington Post
Months after the closure, an annex elsewhere in the county began offering immunizations, infectious disease testing, women’s health and other programs.
COVID-19 Hit This County Hard. A Weakened Health Department Still Can’t Get People Vaccinated.|by Aliyya Swaby|December 6, 2021|ProPublica
Because hundreds of NBC Sports staffers have been left home at their Stamford headquarters due to capacity restrictions in Japan — and because that headquarters has its own social-distancing requirements — the company created an annex to house them.
For NBC, the covid Olympics will be a feat of strange movements and remote mystery|Steven Zeitchik|July 23, 2021|Washington Post

Cocaine and cannabis were also passed around at the party, which moved from the annex house to the main chapter lodge.
A freshman was ‘hazed to death,’ his family says. 15 former fraternity members now face charges.|Reis Thebault|June 4, 2021|Washington Post
A few hours later the Annex itself came under attack and two of the same brave GRS operatives were killed.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Annex Medical Inc Annex Medical and Sacred Heart Medical are companies that design, manufacture, and sell medical devices.
After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage|Abby Haglage|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was the first but not last leader of Russia to annex Crimea.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We are too small to be independent for long and would have to ask Russia to annex us,” says translator Alec.
Putin’s People Stage Their Bogus Vote|Jamie Dettmer|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
But, nevertheless, in this house and not in its secret annex of a Hundred Raptures he designed to spend the night.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
Th' ilivator in th' left annex fell thirteen stories Thursday, but no wan was injured.
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
Electricity seems destined to annex the whole field, not merely of optics, but probably also of thermotics.
Steam Steel and Electricity|James W. Steele
Once more men began to value empire, to seek to annex new territory overseas, and to bind closer the existing possessions.
The Canadian Dominion|Oscar D. Skelton
Further, Hodgeman and he built an annex out of spare timber to connect the entrance veranda with the store.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

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 of annex

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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