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Synonyms for annexed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb uh-neks, an-eks; noun an-eks, -iks
Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks; noun ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks

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Définition of annexed

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to connect with," from Old French annexer "to join" (13c.), from Medieval Latin annexare, frequentative of Latin annecetere "to bind to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + nectere "to tie, bind" (see nexus). Almost always meaning "to join in a subordinate capacity." Of nations or territories, c.1400. Related: Annexed; annexing.
  • verb join or add
Example sentences :
  • It was he who had planned the conquest of Corsica, and annexed it to France.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • What enviable privileges are annexed to the birth of an Englishman!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Hardly a spot of the annexed provinces but is stamped with indelible and, alas!
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Let then thy foolhardiness pay the penalty which my voice has ever annexed to it.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • It was while this was going on that Lancelot, hovering and full of purpose, annexed Urquhart.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • After a time Heyst perceived that Wang had annexed all the keys.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • I expected it as soon as I discovered that he had annexed my revolver.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • It will be remembered that the Transvaal was annexed by Great Britain in 1877.
  • Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
  • As a consequence, the annexed document has been signed by the said representatives.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • The names of the officers killed and wounded, as far as they can be collected, are annexed.
  • Extract from : « Jackanapes » by Juliana Horatio Ewing

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