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annex
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an·nex  (-nks, nks)
tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es
1. To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
2. To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
3. To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
n. (nks, nks)
1. A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
2. An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.

[Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, annex-, to connect : ad-, ad- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.]

annex·ation (nk-sshn) n.
annex·ation·al adj.
annex·ation·ism n.
annex·ation·ist n.

annex
Verb
1. to seize (territory) by conquest or occupation
2. to take without permission
3. to join or add (something) to something larger [Latin annectere to attach to]
annexation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.annex - an addition that extends a main building
add-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinnamon improved the flavor"
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Verb1.annex - take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania"
take over, usurp, arrogate, seize, assume - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
colonise, colonize - settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world; "Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century"
2.annex - attach to
append, add on, affix, supplement - add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

annex

A document appended to an operation order or other document to make it clearer or to give further details.
Translations
Spanish annex n [ˈænɛks] (BRIT) (also: annexe) (building) → edificio anexo
vt [æˈnɛks] [+ territory] → anexar

French annex [ˈænɛks] n (Brit) (also: annexe) → annexe f
vt [əˈnɛks]annexer

German annex [ˈænɛks] n (also: annexe) (Brit) → Anhang m;
(building) → Nebengebäude nt;
(extension) → Anbau m
vt (take over) → annektieren

Italian annex n [ˈænɛks] (BRIT) (also: annexe) → edificio annesso
vt [əˈnɛks]annettere

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