annex


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
annex
verb /əˈnɛks/ 
  • 1 add as an extra or subordinate part.
  • 2 add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
noun /ˈanɛks/ (chiefly Brit. also annexe) (pl. annexes)
  • 1 a building joined to or associated with a main building.
  • 2 an addition to a document.
– derivatives
annexation noun,
annexationist noun & adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. annexer, from L. annectere ‘connect’.
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