annex
[ verb uh-neks, an-eks; noun an-eks, -iks ]
/ verb əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks; noun ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks /
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, an·nexe.
Origin of annex
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM annex
Words nearby annex
annecy,
annelid,
annelida,
annensky,
annette,
annex,
annexa,
annexation,
annexationism,
annexe,
annexure
Example sentences from the Web for annexed
British Dictionary definitions for annexed
annex
verb (æˈnɛks) (tr)
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 of annex
annexable, adjectiveWord Origin for annex
C14: from Medieval Latin
annexāre, from Latin
annectere to attach to, from
nectere to join