annex[verb]Synonyms:- seize, acquire, appropriate, conquer, occupy, take over
- join, add, adjoin, attach, connect, fasten
Contrasted words: disengage, divorce, part, separate
Related Words: associate,
connect,
join,
link,
unite,
addition,
continuation [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
an‧nex /əˈneks $ əˈneks, ˈæneks/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: annexer, from Latin annectere, from ad- 'to' + nectere ( ⇒ nexus)]
to take control of a country or area next to your own, especially by using force:
The Baltic republics were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940.—annexation /ˌænekˈseɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲