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 condition2archaic : to join together materially : unite3: to add to something earlier, larger, or more important4: to incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of a state5: 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