I. ə-ˈneks, ˈa-ˌneks 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 condition
2. archaic : to join together materially : unite
3. : to add to something earlier, larger, or more important
4. : to incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of a state
5. : to obtain or take for oneself
• an·nex·a·tion ˌa-ˌnek-ˈsā-shən noun
• an·nex·a·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective
• an·nex·a·tion·ist -sh(ə-)nist noun
II. ˈa-ˌneks, -niks noun
Date: 1501
: something annexed as an expansion or supplement: as
a. : an added stipulation or statement : appendix
b. : a subsidiary or supplementary building or structure : wing