annexed
Took by decree
Annexed is the past tense of annex, meaning to attach or add something to a larger entity.
Most commonly, it describes a nation incorporating territory—often by force or political pressure: Germany annexed Austria in 1938.
In everyday use, to annex something is to take possession of it, sometimes with a hint of presumption: My roommate annexed the best parking spot.
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
Crimea · colonization · incorporation · sovereignty · border · land grab · expansionism · imperialism
Joining quantities mathematically
- extensionAdded part or duration
- wingLimb enabling flight
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
attachment · expansion · structure · auxiliary · supplementary · adjoining · facility · campus
Supplementary section after main text
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- supplementSomething added to complete
- exhibitItem publicly displayed
enclosure · codicil · rider · schedule · inclusion · appended · affixed · incorporated
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- invasionForcible entry into territory
seizure · Crimea · colonization · incorporation · sovereignty · border · land grab · expansionism · imperialism · takeover
addition
Joining quantities mathematically
- extensionAdded part or duration
- wingLimb enabling flight
- outbuildingDetached auxiliary structure
building · attachment · expansion · structure · auxiliary · supplementary · adjoining · facility · campus · pavilion
appendix
Supplementary section after main text
- addendumSupplementary text at end
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- supplementSomething added to complete
exhibit · enclosure · codicil · rider · schedule · inclusion · appended · affixed · incorporated · inserted
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- empireempire, emperor, empress, imperial, imperial regalia
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- additionsum, plus, add, addend, addition
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
annexedceded
Formally gave up rights
surrendered · relinquished · liberated · decolonized · seceded
- granny annexSecondary dwelling for relatives
- annexed territoryRegion taken and incorporated
- Russian annexationForcible incorporation into Russia
- granny annexeSmall home for elderly relative
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