annex vs attach

annex

verb
  • To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc. 

  • To join; to be united. 

  • To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate. 

noun
  • An appendix to a book or document. 

  • An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force. 

  • An addition, an extension. 

  • An addition or extension to a building. 

attach

verb
  • To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to. 

  • To adhere; to be attached. 

  • To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to. 

  • To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest. 

  • To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). 

How often have the words annex and attach occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )