3 entries under this word

Annex

An-nĕx′, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. ANNEXED (an-nĕkst′); p. pr. & vb. n. ANNEXING.] [Lat. annectere, annexum, to tie or bind to; from ad, to, and nectere, to tie, to fasten together; Fr. annexer.]

  1. To unite at the end; to subjoin; to affix. “He annexed a codicil to a will.” Johnson.
  2. To add, as a smaller thing to a greater. “He annexed a province to his kingdom.” Johnson.
  3. To connect, especially as a consequence; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.

Syn.—To add; join; unite; coalesce. See ADD.

An-nĕx', v. t.

verbtransitive

To join; to be united. Tooke.

An-nĕx’, n.

noun

n. [Lat. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.], Something annexed. “The annexes of divinity.” Browne.