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to annex
To incorporate a foreign territory into one's own state territory, usually by military force and against the will of the population there.
Das Land versuchte, die benachbarte Provinz zu annektieren.
The country tried to annex the neighboring province.
Verbs that end in '-ieren' often come from Latin or French. They are always regular (weak), inseparable, and form the perfect tense with 'haben' (to have) and the past participle ending in '-t' (annektiert).
Die Armee hat das Gebiet annektiert.
The army annexed the territory.
The word 'annektieren' (to annex) belongs to the specialized language of politics and history. It is rarely used in everyday life, except when talking about political events.
Im Geschichtsunterricht diskutierten wir, warum die Insel annektiert wurde.
In history class, we discussed why the island was annexed.
'Annektieren' (to annex) is always used in relation to geographic or political units. Typical objects are 'ein Gebiet' (a territory), 'ein Land' (a country), 'eine Provinz' (a province), or 'eine Halbinsel' (a peninsula).
Der Diktator plante, die rohstoffreiche Nachbarregion zu annektieren.
The dictator planned to annex the neighboring region rich in natural resources.
to occupy / fill / cast
Besetzen and annektieren can both be connected with taking over foreign territory. Besetzen refers to military control on the ground, while annektieren means incorporating the territory into one's own state. Use besetzen for the army's presence and annektieren for the state's incorporation of the territory.
Nach dem Einmarsch annektierte die Regierung das fremde Grenzgebiet.
After the invasion, the government annexed the foreign border region.
Nach dem Einmarsch besetzte die Armee das fremde Grenzgebiet.
After the invasion, the army occupied the foreign border region.
