an·nex
(ə-nĕkś, ăńĕkś)
[Middle English annexen, from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere, annex-, to connect, ad-, ad-, + nectere, to bind.]
transitive verb: -nexed, -nex·ing, -nex·es.
- To append or attach, especially to a larger or more significant thing.
- To incorporate (territory) into an existing political unit such as a country, state, county, or city.
- To add or attach, as an attribute, condition, or consequence.
noun
- A building added on to a larger one or an auxiliary building situated near a main one.
- An addition, such as an appendix, that is made to a record or other document.
derivatives
- ańnex·átion
- noun
- ańnex·átion·al
- adjective
- ańnex·átion·ism
- noun
- ańnex·átion·ist
- noun