NSW Opportunity Class
Annex
verb/uh-NEKS/
To take control of and add a territory or thing to your own.
In contextThe school plans to annex the empty block next door for a new oval.
Remember it
'Annex' sounds like 'add next' - adding the next piece to what you own.
Use it well
Use for taking over land or property to join it to your own, often by force.