[an.nex] vt [ME, fr. MF annexer, fr. OF, fr. annexe joined, fr. L annexus, pp. of annectere to bind to, fr. ad- + nectere to bind] (14c) 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.ation n -- an.nex.ation.al adj -- an.nex.ation.ist n
[2]an.nex n (1501): something annexed as an expansion or supplement: as a: an added stipulation or statement: appendix b: a subsidiary or supplementary structure: wing