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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.
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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
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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 forms of annex
annexable, adjectiveWord Origin for annex
C14: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to join
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