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Ally

Ally Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Ally?
[n] a friendly nation
[n] an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" [v] become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ally: friend Related Terms | Find terms related to Ally: accessory | accomplice | act in concert | act together | adjunct | affiliate | alter ego | amalgamate | analogon | analogue | apply | archduchy | archdukedom | associate | band | band together | be in cahoots | be in league | bedfellow | bind | body politic | bracket | brother | brother-in-arms | buffer state | bunch | bunch up | cabal | captive nation | cement a union | centralize | chieftaincy | chieftainry | city-state | close copy | close match | club | club together | coact | coadjutor | coalesce | cognate | cohort | collaborate | collaborator | colleague | collude | colony | combine | come together | commonweal | commonwealth | companion | compatriot | compeer | complement | comrade | concert | concord | concur | confederate | confrere | congenator | congener | connect | consociate | consolidate | consort | conspire | cooperate | coordinate | correlate | correlative | correspondent | counterpart | country | county | couple | crony | do business with | domain | dominion | draw a parallel | duchy | dukedom | earldom | empery | empire | equate | equivalent | federalize | federate | fellow | fellow member | free city | friend | fuse | gang | gang up | get heads together | get together | go in partners | go in partnership | go partners | grand duchy | hang together | harmonize | hold together | hook up | hook up with | identify | image | interrelate | join | join forces | join fortunes with | join in | join together | join up | join up with | join with | keep together | kindred spirit | kingdom | land | league | league together | like | likeness | link | make common cause | mandant | mandate | mandated territory | mandatee | mandatory | marry | mate | merge | nation | nationality | near duplicate | obverse | organize | pair | pair off | parallel | parallelize | partner | pendant | picture | play ball | polis | polity | possession | power | principality | principate | protectorate | province | pull together | puppet government | puppet regime | put heads together | realm | reciprocal | reciprocate | relate | relativize | republic | satellite | second self | seneschalty | settlement | side | similitude | simulacrum | sister | soul mate | sovereign nation | stand together | stand up with | state | such | suchlike | sultanate | superpower | tally | team up | team up with | team with | territory | the like of | the likes of | throw in together | throw in with | tie | tie in | tie in with | tie up | tie up with | toparchia | toparchy | twin | unionize | unite | unite efforts | unite with | wed | work together See Also | affiliate | alignment | alinement | alliance | associate | associate | assort | blood brother | body politic | coalition | commonwealth | consort | country | land | misally | nation | res publica | state Ally In Webster's Dictionary \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare
to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy},
{Allay}, {Ligament}.]
1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between
families by marriage, or between princes and states by
treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or
with.
O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope.
2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude,
resemblance, friendship, or love.
These three did love each other dearly well, And
with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser.
The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope.
Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or
reflexively.
\Al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate. The English soldiers and their French allies. --Macaulay. 3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary. Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally. --Buckle. 4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc. \Al"ly\, n. See {Alley}, a marble or taw. |
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