Annex vs Merge - What's the difference?
annex | merge |
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 combine into a whole.
* Burke
* De Quincey
To combine into a whole.
To blend gradually into something else.
Merge is a related term of annex.
In intransitive terms the difference between annex and merge
is that annex is to join; to be united while merge is to combine into a whole.As nouns the difference between annex and merge
is that annex is an addition, an extension while merge is a joining together of two flows.As verbs the difference between annex and merge
is that annex is to add something to another thing; to incorporate while merge is to combine into a whole.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
- (Tooke)
Synonyms
*Derived terms
* annexable * annexure * annexation * annexational * annexationism * annexationistAntonyms
* separatemerge
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Verb
(merg)- Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
- to merge all natural sentiment in inordinate vanity
- Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.
- The two companies merged .
- The lanes of traffic ''merged''.