Annex vs Seize - What's the difference?
annex | seize |
An addition, an extension.
An appendix.
An addition or extension to a building.
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
To add something to another thing; to incorporate.
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To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
To join; to be united.
to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture
to take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance)
to take possession of (by force, law etc.)
to have a sudden and powerful effect upon
(nautical) to bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line
(obsolete) to fasten, fix
to lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon)
to have a seizure
* 2012 , Daniel M. Avery, Tales of a Country Obstetrician
to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up
(UK) to submit for consideration to a deliberative body.
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English words not following the I before E except after C rule
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In intransitive terms the difference between annex and seize
is that annex is to join; to be united while seize is to bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize upAs verbs the difference between annex and seize
is that annex is to add something to another thing; to incorporate while seize is to deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.As a noun annex
is an addition, an extension.annex
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Alternative forms
* annexe (UK, Australia, New Zealand)Etymology 1
, from (etyl) (m).Noun
(es)Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Verb
(es)- The ancient city of Petra was annexed by Rome.
- to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt
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Synonyms
*Derived terms
* annexable * annexure * annexation * annexational * annexationism * annexationistAntonyms
* separateseize
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Verb
(seiz)- to seize smuggled goods
- to seize a ship after libeling
- a panic seized the crowd
- a fever seized him
- to seize two fish-hooks back to back
- to seize or stop one rope on to another
- to seize on the neck of a horse
- The text which had seized upon his heart with such comfort and strength abode upon him for more than a year.'' (''Southey , Bunyan, p. 21)
- Nearing what she thought was a climax, he started seizing and fell off her. Later, realizing he was dead, she became alarmed and dragged the body to his vehicle to make it look like he had died in his truck.
- Rust caused the engine to seize , never to run again.