annex
Meaning of annex
verb
- add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791
- add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797
- a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation.
the school's one-storey wooden annex
- an addition to a document.
an annex to the report
late Middle English: from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere ‘connect’, from ad- ‘to’ + nectere ‘tie, fasten’.
Information about annex
- The plural form of annex is: annexes.
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CatalanHyphenation of annex
an-nex
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- annex is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
annex synonyms
Meaning annexe:
Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:
Meaning (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:
Meaning take or claim (something) without justification:
Meaning take forcible possession of:
Meaning overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force:
Meaning take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement:
Meaning provide (a place) with a group of troops:
Meaning take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force:
Meaning the action or process of adding something to something else:
Meaning a former measure of length (equivalent to six hand breadths) used mainly for textiles, locally variable but typically about 45 inches in England and 37 inches in Scotland:
annex antonyms
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Translation of annex
- French: annexe, annexer
- Spanish: anexo, incluir, anexar
- Italian: annesso, annettere, accludere, allegare
Words that rhyme with annex
coannex, disannex, preannex, reannex, unannex, connex
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