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Phrase(s): annex something to something
[for a governmental body of a town or city] to attach a parcel of land onto an existing parcel of land through legal proceedings. • The village annexed some adjacent land to itself. • The adjoining lot was annexed to the site to allow for a bigger building., Phrase(s): annex to something
[for the owner of a parcel of land] to have land attached to an adjacent town or city. • Our community doesn’t want to annex to Adamsville. • The town voted to annex to the neighboring city of Smithton.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs