Both Uses of
annex
in
The Communist Manifesto
- The world of the German literate consisted solely in bringing the new French ideas into harmony with their ancient philosophical conscience, or rather, in annexing the French ideas without deserting their own philosophic point of view.†
- This annexation took place in the same way in which a foreign language is appropriated, namely, by translation.†
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Definition:
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(annex as in: annexed the community) to take territory and make it part of a larger territory -- such as a city making land outside of it a part of the city