Main Entry: ¹an·nex

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈneks, ˈa-ˌneks\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French annexer, from annexe attached, from Latin annexus, past participle of annectere to bind to, from ad- + nectere to bind

Date: 14th century

1 : to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition
2 archaic : to join together materially : unite
3 : to add to something earlier, larger, or more important
4 : to incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of a state
5 : to obtain or take for oneself

— an·nex·a·tion \ˌa-ˌnek-ˈsā-shən\ noun

— an·nex·a·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— an·nex·a·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun