annexable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being annexed: "annexable" describes something that can be added, attached, or incorporated into a larger entity, such as territory, property, or a document.
- Able to be appended: In a legal or administrative context, it refers to items that can be included as supplementary material, like an appendix or addendum.
Usage Examples
- (The area could be taken over and incorporated.)
- (They can be added as supplementary pages.)
- (It cannot be legally attached or absorbed.)
Advanced Usage
"annexable territory": land that is legally or politically subject to being taken over by another state.
- The treaty specified which territories were annexable under certain conditions. (Which areas could be formally incorporated.)
"annexable property": real estate or assets that can be added to an existing holding.
- The vacant lot is annexable to the adjacent farm. (It can be attached to the neighboring property.)
Variants and Related Words
Annex (verb): to add or attach something, especially territory.
- The country decided to annex the small island. (To take control and incorporate it.)
Annexation (noun): the act of annexing.
- The annexation of the region was controversial. (The process of taking it over.)
Synonyms
- Attachable: capable of being joined or fastened.
- Appendable: able to be added as a supplement.
- Incorporable: able to be made part of a whole.
Phrasal Verbs
- (No common phrasal verbs exist for "annexable" as it is a passive adjective; the verb "annex" may combine with prepositions like "to" or "into".)
- The land was annexed to the kingdom. (Added to.)
Related Idioms
- (No idioms directly use "annexable"; however, "annex" appears in legal and political idioms.)
- "To annex by force": to take control of territory through military action.
- The empire expanded by annexing weaker states. (Taking over by power.)