annex

Definition of annex

Verbs

take (territory) as if by conquest
"Hitler annexed Lithuania"
Types:
colonise, colonize
settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
Type of:
arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
attach to
Type of:
add on, affix, append, supplement
add to the very end

Nouns

an addition that extends a main building
Synonyms:
annexe, extension, wing
Types:
ell
an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Type of:
add-on, addition, improver
a component that is added to something to improve it

Vocabulary Lists for annex

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Words that contain annex

annexa
 annexal
 annexation
 annexational
 annexe