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| Main Entry: | annex |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See annexure |
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Language Translation for : Annex
| Spanish: | anexar, | German: | annektieren, | Japanese: | 併合する |
an⋅nex
[v. uh-neks, an-eks; n. an-eks, -iks]
–verb (used with object)
–noun Also, especially British, annexe.
| 1. | to attach, append, or add, esp. to something larger or more important. |
| 2. | to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state: Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia. |
| 3. | to take or appropriate, esp. without permission. |
| 4. | to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence. |
| 5. | something annexed. |
| 6. | a subsidiary building or an addition to a building: The emergency room is in the annex of the main building. |
| 7. | something added to a document; appendix; supplement: an annex to a treaty. |
Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) ME < AF, OF annexer < ML annexāre, deriv. of L annexus tied to, ptp. of annectere (see annectent ); (n.) < F annexe or n. use of v.
1350–1400; (v.) ME < AF, OF annexer < ML annexāre, deriv. of L annexus tied to, ptp. of annectere (see annectent ); (n.) < F annexe or n. use of v.

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| an·nex
(ə-něks', ān'ěks') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. an·nexed, an·nex·ing, an·nex·es
[Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, annex-, to connect : ad-, ad- + nectere, to bind; see ned- in Indo-European roots.] an'nex·a'tion (ān'ĭk-sā'shən) n., an'nex·a'tion·al adj., an'nex·a'tion·ism n., an'nex·a'tion·ist n. |
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annex (v.)
c.1386, from O.Fr. annexer "to join," from M.L. annexare, freq. of L. annecetere "to bind to," from ad- "to" + nectere "to tie, bind" (see nexus). Almost always meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity." Of nations or territories, 1509. The noun sense of "supplementary building" is attested from 1861, from Fr. annexe.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| annex | |
noun | |
| 1. | an addition that extends a main building |
verb | |
| 1. | take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" |
| 2. | attach to |
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Main Entry: an·nex
Pronunciation: &-'neks, 'a-"neks
Function: transitive verb
1 : ATTACH 2
2 : to incorporate (as a territory) within a political domain
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Annex
An*nex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.] [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.]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.
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Annex
An*nex"\, v. i. To join; to be united. --Tooke.
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Annex
An*nex"\, n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
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