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   Annex , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annexed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.]
   To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to. “He annexed a codicil to a will.”  
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   To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.
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   He annexed a province to his kingdom.
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   To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt.
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   Syn. -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add.
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   Annex, v. i. To join; to be united.
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   Annex , n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.
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