[uh-lahyn] 
| 1. | to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line. |
| 2. | to bring into a line or alignment. |
| 3. | to bring into cooperation or agreement with a particular group, party, cause, etc.: He aligned himself with the liberals. |
| 4. | to adjust (two or more components of an electronic circuit) to improve the response over a frequency band, as to align the tuned circuits of a radio receiver for proper tracking throughout its frequency range, or a television receiver for appropriate wide-band responses. |
| 5. | to fall or come into line; be in line. |
| 6. | to join with others in a cause. |
| a·lign (ə-līn') v. a·ligned, a·lign·ing, a·ligns v. tr.
[French aligner, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + ligne, line (from Latin līnea; see line1).] a·lign'er n. |
