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to annex

to annex

17 7.9
To take control of land by force and make it part of your country
  • verb
  • /ˈænɛks/
translation icon : anexar
  • At that point, Prime Minister Kassira decided to try to annex Kuwait after the British troops moved out.
  • annexed the territory
  • annex the occupied land
  • annexed the islands

And they went into Georgia and annexed parts of Osatia.

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Examples

  • In AD 106, Trajan annexed the Nabatean kingdom of northwest Arabia and expanded the Roman navy.

    Academic text (2010)

  • All of this is due to his decision to invade Ukraine and annex Crimea.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Israel would be allowed to annex the remaining areas originally intended for the Palestinian state.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Israel promptly announced that it would annex the newly vacated land as part of the new nation.

    Academic text (2004)

  • All of these newspapers throughout the United States were showing their opposition to this idea of the United States annexing Hawaii.

    2016: Obama's America (2012)

  • The U.S. also annexed the Hawaiian Islands that summer.

    4 Presidents (2020)

  • The US government annexed Texas, and the country went on to realize O'Sullivan's vision of Manifest Destiny.

    Academic text (2011)

  • We haven't recognized East Berlin since it was annexed by the Soviets in '45.

    Bridge of Spies (2015)

  • The whole territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to the puppet state of NDH.

    Academic text (2015)

  • When the government decided to annex the disputed territory, it faced international backlash.

Antonyms

to relinquish
  • Formal
69 7.2

To give up control, a right, or something you own

to cede
  • Formal
39 8.2

To officially give control, ownership or rights to someone else

How Forceful

to conquer
397 3.7
to annex
17 7.9
to seize
  • Formal
156 4.6
incorporate
1 4.9
to claim
588 3.4

Surface Forms

annex infinitive
annexed past
annexed past participle
annexing present participle
annexes third person singular

Etymology

Annex comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and nectere 'to tie', just like connect. So to annex land is to 'tie' that land to your country, often by force or without permission.