annex

see definition of annex

nounsomething added; extension
verbjoin or add

Synonyms for annex

noun something added; extension

Antonyms for annex

add

verb. adjoin, increase; make further comment

adding

verb. adjoin, increase; make further comment

addition

noun. something conjoined to or enlargement of something

additions

noun. something conjoined to or enlargement of something

Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences forannex

It worked so well that by the second week in September we had to open t'other Annex.

But you aren't going to annex that oil until you hear from the owners?

Adasaolan, however, did not annex the territory of his defeated cousin.

I wish we could annex this place and add it on to the Villa Camellia.

Annex Texas, and a great field of expansion for slavery was open.

The soil was not ours, and Congress did not annex or attempt to annex it.

To annex is to bind, join or add to, as a smaller thing to a greater.

He would then marry the daughter of one of them, and annex Scotland as her appanage.

No wonder such a woman as Kate Cookham had been keen to annex so rare a value.

If he annex no idea to the words, he is merely talking about sounds.

annex

Synonyms for annex

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More words related to annex

acquire

acquiring

add

adding

addition

additions