annex Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an addition that extends a main building
    wing; annexe; extension.
  2. verb take (territory) as if by conquest
    • Hitler annexed Lithuania
  3. verb attach to

WordNet

An*nex" transitive verb
Etymology
F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Annexed present participle & verbal noun Annexing
Definitions
  1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to. "He annexed a codicil to a will." Johnson.
  2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
    He annexed a province to his kingdom. Johnson.
  3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt. Syn. -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add.
An*nex" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To join; to be united. Tooke.
An*nex" noun
Etymology
F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.
Definitions
  1. Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.

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