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align

UK/əˈlaɪn/ US/æˈlaɪn/ uncommon

verb

1.

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

  • “align the car with the curb”
  • “align the sheets of paper on the table”
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2.

align with; be or come into adjustment

3.

align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

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4.

bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation

  • “align the wheels of my car”
  • “ordinate similar parts”
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Origin

From Middle English alynen, alinen (“copulate”), from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from a- + lignier, from Latin lineare (“make straight or perpendicular”), from the noun linea (“line”), from līneus (“flaxen; flaxen [thing]”), from līnum (“flax”), likely ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *līnom (compare linen).

Phrases

  • stars align
  • stars are aligned

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