/ˈænɛks/
OriginBorrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus. More at Etymology 2.
- USAn addition, an extension.
“6.2.3.2.2. For aircraft having pressurized cabins, the disinsection of cabins and annexes, cockpit and annexes, is to be carried out after the embarkation of passengers and crew and the closing of the”
- USAn appendix to a book or document.
- USAn addition or extension to a building.
- USAn addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
- USTo add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
“The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.”
“In 1910, he returned to Korea, which had by this time been annexed by Japan.”
- USTo attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
“to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt”
“Under Edward the Second, the Commons began to annex petitions to the bills by which they granted subsidies”
- US, intransitiveTo join; to be united.
- A census-designated place in Malheur County, Oregon, United States.
Formsannexes(plural) · anex(alternative, nonstandard) · annexe(alternative, UK) · annexes(present, singular, third-person) · annexing(participle, present) · annexed(participle, past) · annexed(past)
Source: Wiktionary