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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.
[L. annecto, annexum.]
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.
To join; to be united.

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