n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' neks, ' a- ˌ neks
Function: 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 \ ˌ a- ˌ nek- ' s ā -sh ə n \ noun
– an · nex · a · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective
– an · nex · a · tion · ist \ -sh( ə -)nist \ noun