annex

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈænɛks/, verb: /ˈænɛks/ /əˈnɛks/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. əˈnɛks, ˈænɛks; n. ˈænɛks, -ɪks/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. ə neks′, an′eks; n. an′eks, -iks)

an•nex /v. əˈnɛks, ˈænɛks; n. ˈænɛks, -ɪks/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]

to attach or add, esp. to something larger or more important:annexed a building to their headquarters.
Government
- to take control of (territory) from another country, often by force:Germany annexed Czechoslovakia.

n. [countable] Also, esp. Brit., ˈan•nexe.

an•nex•a•tion /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -nec-.

an•nex (v. ə neks′, an′eks;n. an′eks, -iks),USA pronunciation v.t.

to attach, append, or add, esp. to something larger or more important.
Governmentto incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state:Germany annexed part of Czechoslovakia.
to take or appropriate, esp. without permission.
to attach as an attribute, condition, or consequence.

n. Also,[esp. Brit.,] an′nexe.

British Termssomething annexed.
British Termsa subsidiary building or an addition to a building:The emergency room is in the annex of the main building.
British Termssomething added to a document;
appendix;
supplement:an annex to a treaty.

French annexe or noun, nominal use of verb, verbal
Medieval Latin annexāre, derivative of Latin annexus tied to, past participle of annectere (see annectent); (noun, nominal)
Anglo-French, Old French annexer
(verb, verbal) Middle English 1350–1400

an•nex′a•ble, adj.

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annex vb /æˈnɛks/ (transitive)

n /ˈænɛks/

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin annexāre, from Latin annectere to attach to, from nectere to joinanˈnexable adj

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Collocations: in the [building's, house's] annex, is [stored, kept, hidden] in the annex, keep [furniture, wine, valuables] in the annex, more...

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