different between annex vs unite

English

Pronunciation

• Noun:
  • (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?æn?ks/
• Verb:
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /?æn?ks/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /??n?ks/, /?æn?ks/
• Rhymes: -?ks

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French annexe, from Latin annexus.

Alternative forms

• annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)
• anex (US)
• annx.
• anx.

Noun

annex (plural annexes)

1. An addition, an extension.
2. An appendix to a book or document.
3. An addition or extension to a building.
4. An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.

Synonyms

• (something additional): addition, supplement; See also Thesaurus:adjunct or Thesaurus:augmentation

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English annexen, anexen, from Old French annexer (“to join”), from Medieval Latin annex?re, infinitive of annex?, frequentative of Latin annect? (“bind to”), from ad (“to”) + nect? (“tie, bind”).

Verb

annex (third-person singular simple present annexes, present participle annexing, simple past and past participle annexed)

1. To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.

   The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
2. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
   • 1793, John Horne Tooke, The Constitution of England

     Under Edward the Second, the Commons began to annex petitions to the bills by which they granted subsidies

3. (intransitive) To join; to be united.

Synonyms

• underjoin

Antonyms

• separate

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• merge
• fuse
• add

Anagrams

• xenna-

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin annexus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /??n?ks/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a?n?ks/

Noun

annex m (plural annexos)

1. annex (an addition, an extension)
2. annex (an addition to a building)

Derived terms

• annexar

Further reading

• “annex” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Swedish

Noun

annex n

1. annex (an addition to a building)
2. annex (an addition, an extension)

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?n?tus, perfect passive participle of ?ni?.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: yo?o-n?t?, yo?o-, IPA^(key): /ju?na?t/, /j??na?t/, [ju??na???], [ju??na??(?)t?], [j??na???], [j??na??(?)t?], [j??na???], [j??na??(?)t?]
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Hyphenation: u?nite

Verb

unite (third-person singular simple present unites, present participle uniting, simple past and past participle united)

1. (transitive) To bring together as one.

2. (reciprocal) To come together as one.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

unite (plural unites)

1. (Britain, historical) A British gold coin worth 20 shillings, first produced during the reign of King James I, and bearing a legend indicating the king's intention of uniting the kingdoms of England and Scotland.
   • 1968, Seaby's coin and medal bulletin (issues 593-604, page 198)

     Occasionally Scots and Irish coins are also found. The gold hoards consist entirely of crown gold unites, half unites and quarter unites from the reigns of James I and Charles I.

Anagrams

• untie

Interlingua

Adjective

unite (not comparable)

1. united

Participle

unite

1. past participle of unir

Italian

Verb

unite

1. second-person plural present indicative of unire
2. second-person plural imperative of unire
3. plural of unito

Anagrams

• tenui

Latin

Verb

?n?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?ni?