Definition for

annex


noun – Something annexed; specifically, a subsidiary building connected with an industrial exhibition; hence, any similar arrangement for the purpose of providing additional accommodation, or for carrying out some object subordinate to the main and original object. Also spelled annexe.

To attach at the end; subjoin; affix: as, to annex a codicil to a will.

To unite, as a smaller thing to a greater; join; make an integral part of: as, to annex a conquered province to a kingdom.

To attach, especially as an attribute, a condition, or a consequence: as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition.

Synonyms Add, Affix, Attach. See add and list under affix.

intransitive verb – To join; to be united.

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

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