annex | ||
1. | [ verb ] attach to | |
Related terms: | append | |
2. | [ verb ] take (territory) by conquest | |
Synonyms: | take_over | |
Examples: | "Hitler annexed Lithuania" |
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Related terms: | take capture colonize | |
3. | [ verb ] (military) take illegally, as of territory | |
Examples: | "The Israelis are annexing more and more territory on the West Bank" |
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Related terms: | appropriate | |
4. | [ noun ] an addition that extends a main building | |
Synonyms: | extension wing annexe | |
Related terms: | addition ell ell building | |
Similar spelling: |
annexe annexa Ange anise Angie anoxia ANS Annice ang |