v.
/
əˈnɛks/
- add as an extra or subordinate part.
- add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
n.
/
ˈanɛks/
(
chiefly Brit. also
annexe)
(pl. annexes)
- a building joined to or associated with a main building.
- an addition to a document.
Derivative
- annexation n.
- annexationist n. & adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. annexer, from L. annectere ‘connect’.