| VERB | possession | annex | take (territory) as if by conquest |
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| contact | annex | attach to | |
| NOUN | artifact | annex, annexe, extension, wing | an addition that extends a main building |
| Sounds | ae'neh.ks; ahneh'ks | |
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| Rhymes | Aix ... x / X: 35 rhymes with ehks... | |
| Meaning | An addition that extends a main building. | |
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| Synonyms | annexe, extension, wing | |
| Part of | building, edifice | A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place |
| Narrower | ell | An extension at the end and at right angles to the main building |
| Broader | addition, add-on, improver | A component that is added to something to improve it |
| Spanish | ala, anexo, pabellón | |
| Catalan | ala | |
| Verbs | annex | attach to |
| Meaning | Take (territory) as if by conquest. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Hitler annexed Lithuania" | |
| Narrower | colonize, colonise | Settle as a colony |
| Broader | assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
| Spanish | anexar, hacerse con | |
| Meaning | attach to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Broader | append, add on, supplement, affix | add to the very end |
| Spanish | anexar, anexionar | |
| Nouns | annex | an addition that extends a main building |
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