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Meaning of ALLY

Pronunciation:  [n]'alI, [v]u'lI, 'alee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a friendly nation
  2. [n]  an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
  3. [v]  become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage; "He allied himself with the Communists"
 
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 Synonyms: friend
 
 Antonyms: enemy, foe
 
 See Also: affiliate, alignment, alinement, alliance, associate, associate, assort, blood brother, body politic, coalition, commonwealth, consort, country, land, misally, nation, res publica, state

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.

  2. \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.

  3. \Al"ly\, n.
See {Alley}, a marble or taw.
 
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