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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.

Definition 2024


annex

annex

English

Alternative forms

  • annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)

Pronunciation

  • Noun:
    • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈænɛks/
  • Verb:
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈænɛks/
    • (US) IPA(key): /əˈnɛks/, /ˈænɛks/
  • Rhymes: -ɛks

Noun

annex (plural annexes)

  1. An addition, an extension.
  2. An appendix.
  3. An addition or extension to a building.
  4. An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
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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)

  1. To add something to another thing; to incorporate.
    The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
  2. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
    to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
  3. (intransitive) To join; to be united.
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Swedish

Noun

annex n

  1. annex

Declension

Inflection of annex 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative annex annexet annex annexen
Genitive annex annexets annex annexens