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| an·nex [ ə néks ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle an·nexed, present participle an·nex·ing, 3rd person present singular an·nex·es) |
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1. take over territory: to take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity, e.g. a country or state
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2. add something to something: to attach something subsidiary to a larger thing
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usually passive
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  The new pool will be annexed to the gymnasium.
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3. attach quality to something: to add something such as a consequence, quality, or condition
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usually passive
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Annexed to his feeling of guilt was a sense of having let everybody down.
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4. steal something: to take something without permission
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informal
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He returned to find that his assistant had annexed his chair.
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noun (plural an·nex·es) |
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1. auxiliary building: a building added on to another building or serving as an auxiliary building to a larger one
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2. U.S. attached document: an appendix, epilogue, or other additional material attached to a larger document.
Canadian term annexe
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| [14th century. Via French annexer< Latin annectere "tie together" < nectere "to tie"] |
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