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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an addition that extends a main building;
[syn: annex, annexe, extension, wing]


VERB (2)

1. take (territory) as if by conquest;
- Example: "Hitler annexed Lithuania"

2. attach to;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. [1913 Webster] He annexed a province to his kingdom. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt. [1913 Webster] Syn: To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Annex \An*nex"\, v. i. To join; to be united. --Tooke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

annex n 1: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex, annexe, extension, wing] v 1: take (territory) as if by conquest; "Hitler annexed Lithuania" 2: attach to