[ˈanɛks], (Verb)

Definitions:
- add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document
(e.g: the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791)

- add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation
(e.g: the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere ‘connect’, from ad- ‘to’ + nectere ‘tie, fasten’

[ˈanɛks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a building joined to or associated with a main building, providing additional space or accommodation
(e.g: the school's one-storey wooden annex)

- an addition to a document
(e.g: an annex to the report)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere ‘connect’, from ad- ‘to’ + nectere ‘tie, fasten’