annex - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'annex' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Annex

[ n.]

- Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.

2 . Annex

[ v. i.]

- To join; to be united.

3 . Annex

[ v. t.]

- To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to.
- To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
- To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.

Meaning of 'annex' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . annex

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- attach to

Example in sentence:

affix the seal here;
They fastened various nicknames to each other

Meaning (2):
- take (territory) as if by conquest

Example in sentence:

Hitler annexed Lithuania

Nearby Words:

ann anna annal annalist annalistic annalize annals annat annates annats

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