0 present participle of annex --
1 to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission: --
Over the years, the city expanded, annexing portions of the township as the city grew and reducing the land area of the township.
Cities are able to expand their area by annexing land from towns when land owners request local service.
Many suburban communities began to accumulate traits of traditional, comprehensive cities by luring business and annexing area.
Loveland has periodically sought to expand its borders by annexing surrounding areas, primarily to the more commercially active west.
The town began annexing land, enlarging itself to about 30 square miles.
If the speech to which we have just listened is the outcome of this form of annexing property, it furnishes in itself a very considerable argument against it.
It is not a case of a borough enlarging its boundaries by annexing a few hundred acres of the county in which it happens to be situated.
They are still intent on annexing for themselves as much of small business and shopkeeping as they can get hold of.
