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To arrange in a line or so as to be parallel: align the tops of a row of pictures; aligned the car with the curb.
(verb-transitive)
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To adjust (parts of a mechanism, for example) to produce a proper relationship or orientation: aligning the wheels of a truck.
(verb-transitive)
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To ally (oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause: aligned themselves with the free traders.
(verb-transitive)
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To adhere to a prescribed course of action.
(verb-intransitive)
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To move or be adjusted into proper relationship or orientation.
(verb-intransitive)
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To place or become placed in a line
(verb)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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To bring (components or parts, such as the wheels of a car) into proper or desirable coordination or relation
(verb)
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To bring (a person, country, etc) into agreement or cooperation with the policy, etc of another person or group
(verb)
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To integrate or harmonize the aims, practices, etc of a group
(verb)
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To identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person
(verb)
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