annexing
Meaning of annexing
verb, gerund or present participle
- add as an extra or subordinate part, especially to a document.
the first ten amendments were annexed to the Constitution in 1791
- add (territory) to one's own territory by appropriation.
the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France in 1797
late Middle English: from Old French annexer, from Latin annectere ‘connect’, from ad- ‘to’ + nectere ‘tie, fasten’.
Information about annexing
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Hyphenation of annexing
an-nex-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- annexing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
annexing synonyms
Meaning take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission:
Meaning (of the state or an authority) take (property) from its owner for public use or benefit:
Meaning take or claim (something) without justification:
Meaning take forcible possession of:
Meaning overcome and take control of (a place or people) by military force:
Meaning take control of (a place, especially a country) by military conquest or settlement:
Meaning provide (a place) with a group of troops:
Meaning take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force:
annexing antonyms
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Words that rhyme with annexing
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