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an|nex /æne ks/ (annexes , annexing , annexed ) VERB If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it. □ [V n] Rome annexed the Nabatean kingdom in 106 AD. □ [V n + to ] Hitler was determined to annex Austria to Germany. ●  an|nexa|tion /æ nekse I ʃ ^ə n/ (annexations ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] □ [+ of ] …the Nazi annexation of territories in the run up to the Second World War.

an|nexe /æ neks/ (annexes ) also annex

1 N‑COUNT An annexe is a building which is joined to or is next to a larger main building. □  …setting up a museum in an annexe to the theatre.

2 N‑COUNT An annexe to a document is a section added to it at the end. □  The Annex lists and discusses eight titles.

an|ni|hi|late /əna I I le I t/ (annihilates , annihilating , annihilated )

1 VERB To annihilate something means to destroy it completely. □ [be V -ed] The Army was annihilated. ●  an|ni|hi|la|tion /əna I I le I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the threat of nuclear war and annihilation of the human race.

2 VERB If you annihilate someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them. □ [V n] The Dutch annihilated the European champions 5-0.

an|ni|ver|sa|ry ◆◇◇ /æ n I vɜː ^r səri/ (anniversaries ) N‑COUNT An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year. □  …the celebrations of the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's discovery of America.

an|no|tate /æ noʊte I t/ (annotates , annotating , annotated ) VERB If you annotate written work or a diagram, you add notes to it, especially in order to explain it. □ [V n] Historians annotate, check and interpret the diary selections. □ [V -ed] …an annotated bibliography.

an|no|ta|tion /æ noʊte I ʃ ^ə n/ (annotations )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Annotation is the activity of annotating something. □  She retained a number of copies for further annotation.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] An annotation is a note that is added to a text or diagram, often in order to explain it. □  He supplied annotations to nearly 15,000 musical works.

an|nounce ◆◆◆ /ənaʊ ns/ (announces , announcing , announced )

1 VERB If you announce something, you tell people about it publicly or officially. □ [V that] He will announce tonight that he is resigning from office. □ [V n] When they announced their engagement, no one was surprised. □ [be V -ed that] It was announced that the groups have agreed to a cease-fire.

2 VERB If you announce a piece of news or an intention, especially something that people may not like, you say it loudly and clearly, so that everyone you are with can hear it. □ [V that] Peter announced that he had no intention of wasting his time at any university. □ [V with quote] 'I'm having a bath and going to bed,' she announced, and left the room.

3 VERB If an airport or railway employee announces something, they tell the public about it by means of a loudspeaker system. □ [V n] Station staff announced the arrival of the train over the tannoy. □ [V that] They announced his plane was delayed.

an|nounce|ment ◆◇◇ /ənaʊ nsmənt/ (announcements )

1 N‑COUNT [N that] An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen. □  Sir Robert made his announcement after talks with the President.