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/ˈænˌɛks/ /ənˈɛks/ Listen

noun

Annex n. Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.

verb

Annex v. t. (past & past part. annexed; pres. part. annexing)

To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; followed by to. "He annexed a codicil to a will."

To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. "He annexed a province to his kingdom."

To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.

Synonyms: To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add.

Annex v. i. To join; to be united.

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"Annex" Quotes from Famous Books

... received yours of the 13th enclosing the addition to Mr. Hume's Life, which I like exceedingly. But as the whole put together is very short and will not make a volume even of the smallest size, I have been advised by some very good judges to annex some of his letters to me on political subjects. What think you of this? I will do nothing without your advice and approbation, nor would I for the world publish any letter of his but such as in yr. opinion would do him honour. Mr. Gibbon ...

— Life of Adam Smith • John Rae

... independence of the larger but weaker group of the unskilled and semi-skilled. The skilled men stood for the right to use their advantage of skill and efficient organization in order to wrest the maximum amount of concessions for themselves. The Knights of Labor endeavored to annex the skilled men in order that the advantage from their exceptional fighting strength might lift up the unskilled and semi-skilled. From the point of view of a struggle between principles, this was indeed a ...

— A History of Trade Unionism in the United States • Selig Perlman

... treaty of Luneville, to which, however, Great Britain was not a party. The neutrality of Piedmont had not been safeguarded either at Luneville or at Amiens; it had already been occupied by France before the treaty was signed, and Napoleon claimed to have as much right to annex territory in Europe without the consent of Great Britain as Great Britain had to annex territory in India without the ...

— The Political History of England - Vol XI - From Addington's Administration to the close of William - IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) • George Brodrick

... from the heirs, who had become involved in ruinous speculation and parted with the house for a sum little representing its real worth. It had been changed a little, and modernized, although the old fireplaces still remained; and one spare room, an annex to the house proper, had been added recently. There was an air of decided comfort bordering on luxury in the different pieces of furniture and the whole appearance of ...

— The Crucifixion of Philip Strong • Charles M. Sheldon

... he has ceased to be an American. But it requires no long residence to make him love their island, and appreciate it as thoroughly as they themselves do. For my part, I used to wish that we could annex it, transferring their thirty millions of inhabitants to some convenient wilderness in the great West, and putting half or a quarter as many of ourselves into their places. The change would be beneficial to both parties. We, in our dry atmosphere, are getting ...

— Our Old Home - A Series of English Sketches • Nathaniel Hawthorne

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