ally (verb)

  • 21ally — 1. noun close political allies Syn: associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner, supporter Ant: enemy, opponent 2. verb 1) he allied his racing experience with business acumen Syn: combine, marry …

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  • 22re-ally — (|)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: Middle English realyen to rally, from Middle French realier, ralier more at rally : to ally again …

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  • 23misally — verb make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately The two countries are misallied • Derivationally related forms: ↑misalliance • Hypernyms: ↑ally • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody PP …

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  • 24al|loy — «noun. AL oy, uh LOY; verb. uh LOY», noun, verb. –n. 1. a metal made by mixing and fusing together two or more metals, or a metal and some other substance. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Alloys are often harder, lighter, and stronger than… …

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  • 25associate — verb (associated, associating) –verb (t) /əˈsoʊʃieɪt / (say uh sohsheeayt), /əˈsoʊsieɪt / (say uh sohseeayt) 1. to connect by some relation, as in thought. 2. to join as a companion, partner, or ally. 3. to unite; combine: coal associated with… …

  • 26lose — verb 1 not keep ADVERB ▪ forever VERB + LOSE ▪ be about to, be going to, be likely to, stand to ▪ The company stands to lose if this deal falls through …

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  • 27fit the bill — verb be what is needed or be good enough for what is required Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration? • Syn: ↑fill the bill • Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑fit, ↑conform to • Verb Frames …

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  • 28take sides — verb To ally oneself with a given opinion, agenda or group; to support one side or viewpoint in a competition or confrontation. I am not going to argue with you, and I am not going to take sides in this …

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  • 29alienate — verb Alienate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ally, ↑audience, ↑constituency, ↑fan, ↑supporter, ↑viewer …

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  • 30get — verb Get is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑employee, ↑finance, ↑weather, ↑winner Get is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abscess, ↑access, ↑accolade, ↑accommodation, ↑acknowledgement, ↑acne, ↑ …

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