annex

[v. uh-neks, an-eks; n. an-eks, -iks] /v. əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks; n. ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks/

Examples
Word Origin

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, annexe

something annexed.

a subsidiary building or an addition to a building:

The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.

something added to a document; appendix; supplement:

an annex to a treaty.

Origin

Middle English

Old French

Medieval Latin

Latin

1350-1400

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

annexable, adjective

nonannexable, adjective

preannex, verb (used with object)

reannex, verb (used with object)

unannexable, adjective

unannexed, adjective

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Examples from the web for annex

Space will be converted to a used book annex.
We can't just annex territories.
International law decrees that no nation can annex the moon for itself.
Peek in the annex, where the individual collections are organized .
The complex included a bar, a restaurant and some annex rooms for privacy.
They allow the city to annex land and set up free trade zones.
Residents on the Georgia side also aren't sure they want to annex the town.
These were appended to the original legislation in an annex.
The new annex is centered on one extraordinary display case.
Hot water is not a given in the annex, and the air-conditioning can be fitful.

British Dictionary definitions for annex

annex

verb (transitive) (æˈnɛks)

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

annexable, adjective

Word Origin

C14: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to join

annexe

/ˈænɛks/

noun

an extension to a main building
a building used as an addition to a main building nearby

something added or annexed, esp a supplement to a document

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Contemporary definitions for annex

noun

See annexure

Word Origin and History for annex

late 14c., "to connect with," from Old French annexer "to join" (13c.), from Medieval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere "to bind to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + nectere "to tie, bind" (see nexus). Almost always meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity." Of nations or territories, c.1400. Related: Annexed; annexing.

1540s, "an adjunct, accessory," from French annexe, from annexer (see annex (v.)). Meaning "supplementary building" is from 1861.

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