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annex

verb

/ˈæn.ɛks/

Meaning

To take control of a territory and add it to one's own.

The empire annexed the neighboring kingdom after the war.

annex territory

seize, occupy, capture, appropriate, attach

surrender, relinquish

annex territory, annex land, annex building

to reduce to a lower rank or position

to contribute greatly to a result or consequence, usually beneficial

to give up or yield to an opponent or authority

to refuse to accept or admit something; to declare something untrue

to fix something that is broken or damaged

To take in and understand fully; to absorb and integrate into one's knowledge or culture.