Hypertext Webster Gateway: "annex"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annex \An*nex"\, v. i.
To join; to be united. --Tooke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annex \An*nex"\, n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p.
of annectere.]
Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation
to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a
wing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Annex \An*nex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Annexing}.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere
to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together,
akin to Skr. nah to bind.]
1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to
append; -- followed by to. ``He annexed a codicil to a
will.'' --Johnson.
2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
He annexed a province to his kingdom. --Johnson.
3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.;
as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to
guilt.
Syn: To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See {Add}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
annex
n : an addition that extends a main building [syn: {annexe}, {extension},
{wing}]
v 1: take illegally, as of territory
2: take by conquest; as of territory [syn: {take over}]
3: attach to
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