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ANNEX
annex, annexe, extension, wing
(noun) an addition that extends a main building
annex
(verb) attach to
annex
(verb) take (territory) as if by conquest; “Hitler annexed Lithuania”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
annex (plural annexes)
An addition, an extension.
An appendix to a book or document.
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.
Synonyms
• (something additional): addition, supplement; See also adjunct or augmentation
Etymology 2
Verb
annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)
To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
(intransitive) To join; to be united.
Synonyms
• underjoin
Antonyms
• separate
Anagrams
• xenna-
Source: Wiktionary
An*nex", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.] Etym: [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", v. i.
Definition: To join; to be united. Tooke.
An*nex", n. Etym: [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.]
Definition: Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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