reannex
Incorporate land again
To reannex is to annex again—to reclaim territory that was previously annexed but later lost or ceded.
The term appears in discussions of territorial disputes and historical claims: Russia's move to reannex Crimea.
The prefix re- emphasizes restoration of a former political arrangement rather than new acquisition.
Take back possession
- retakeAttempt something again
- recaptureSeize again after loss
- reoccupyInhabit a place again
- reabsorbTake in again
reincorporate · recover · regain · reacquire · repossess · recolonize · reintegrate · borderland
Absorb into something larger
- absorbTake in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- mergeCombine into unity
- unifyCombine into a whole
consolidate · reunify · amalgamate · subsume · rejoin · reattach · reunite · restoration
Supreme independent authority
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- hegemonyDominant group's control
nationalism · self-determination · geopolitics · treaty · cession · mandate · jurisdiction · dominion
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- military actionArmed force by state
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
resistance · insurgency · conquest · siege · confrontation · escalation · intervention · territorial dispute
reclaim
Take back possession
reabsorb · reincorporate · recover · regain · reacquire · repossess · recolonize · reintegrate · borderland · enclave
incorporate
Absorb into something larger
- absorbTake in fully
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- mergeCombine into unity
unify · consolidate · reunify · amalgamate · subsume · rejoin · reattach · reunite · restoration · readmission
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
hegemony · nationalism · self-determination · geopolitics · treaty · cession · mandate · jurisdiction · dominion · protectorate
invasion
Forcible entry into territory
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- military actionArmed force by state
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
hostilities · resistance · insurgency · conquest · siege · confrontation · escalation · intervention · territorial dispute · border war