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verb (used with object)
1.
to attach, append, or add, especially 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, especially without permission.
4.
to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
noun Also, especially British, an·nexe.
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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French annexer < Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus tied to, past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun) < French annexe or noun use of v.
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French annexer < Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus tied to, past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun) < French annexe or noun use of v.
Related forms
an·nex·a·ble, adjective
non·an·nex·a·ble, adjective
pre·an·nex, verb (used with object)
re·an·nex, verb (used with object)
un·an·nex·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDun·an·nexed, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Space will be converted to a used book annex.
- Peek in the annex, where the individual collections are organized .
- We can't just annex territories.
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World English Dictionary
| annex | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to join or add, esp to something larger; attach |
| 2. | to add (territory) by conquest or occupation |
| 3. | to add or append as a condition, warranty, etc |
| 4. | to appropriate without permission |
| —n | |
| 5. | a variant spelling (esp US) of annexe |
| [C14: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to join] | |
| an'nexable | |
| —adj | |
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| Main Entry: | annex |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See annexure |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
annex
late 14c., from O.Fr. annexer "to join" (13c.), 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, c.1500. The noun sense of "supplementary
EXPANDbuilding" is attested from 1861, from Fr. annexe.
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