annexation

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/ UK /ˌanɛkˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of incorporating territory into an existing state

The annexation of the border province sparked international protest.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of incorporating... incorporation appropriationtakeoverseizure acquisition occupation

Opposites

secessioncessionrelinquishmentseparation

Word family

Related forms annex annexe

Etymology

From Medieval Latin annexatio, from annexare, frequentative of Latin annectere ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + nectere ('to bind, tie').

annectere Latin nectere Latin

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# annexation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌænɛkˈseɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌanɛkˈseɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act of incorporating territory into an existing state

## Examples
- The annexation of the border province sparked international protest.

## Synonyms
- incorporation
- appropriation
- takeover
- seizure
- acquisition
- occupation

## Antonyms
- secession
- cession
- relinquishment
- separation

## Related Forms
- annex
- annexe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: annectere
- Root: nectere

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin annexatio, from annexare, frequentative of Latin annectere ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + nectere ('to bind, tie').

## AI Etymology
annexation comes from Medieval Latin annexatio, from annexare, frequentative of Latin annectere ('to bind to'), from ad- ('to') + nectere ('to bind, tie'). Morphologically, the word is transparent as a compound: its parts remain visible in the modern spelling, while the older history of those parts supplies the deeper ancestry. In modern use, the noun sense is "the act of incorporating territory into an existing state", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as annex, annexe, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin annectere, Latin nectere, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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