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Webster 1913 Edition
Annex
An-nex′
,Verb.
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
. An-nex′
,Verb.
I.
To join; to be united.
Tooke.
An-nex′
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Annex
ANNEX'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To unite at the end; as to annex a codicil to a will. To subjoin, to affix.2.
To unite, as a smaller thing to a greater; as to annex a province to a kingdom.3.
To unite to something proceeding, as the main object; to connect with; as to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.ANNEX'
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2025
annex
annex
English
Alternative forms
- annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- Verb:
- Rhymes: -ɛks
Noun
annex (plural annexes)
- An addition, an extension.
- An appendix.
- An addition or extension to a building.
- An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
Translations
addition, an extension
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appendix
addition or extension to a building
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addition of territory — see annexation
Etymology 2
From Middle English, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annexāre, present active infinitive of annexō, frequentative of Latin annectō (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nectō (“tie, bind”).
Verb
annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)
- To add something to another thing; to incorporate.
- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- 2009, Wikipedia:Syngman Rhee:
- In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan.
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
- (intransitive) To join; to be united.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Tooke to this entry?)
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Translations
to add something to another, to incorporate into
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