annex

/ə-ˈneks/

Middle English, from Anglo-French annexer, from annexe attached, from Latin annexus, past participle of annectere to bind to, from ad- + nectere to bind

verb

  1. to incorporate (an additional geographic area) within the domain of a country, state, etc.

  2. to add (something) to something earlier, larger, or more important —often used with to

  3. to obtain or take (something) for oneself

The U.S. annexed Texas in 1845.

noun

  1. something annexed as an expansion or supplement: such as

  2. an added stipulation or statement : appendix

  3. a building that is attached to or near a larger building and usually used as part of it : wing

approved the annex in the treaty