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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
5.
to fall or come into line; be in line.
6.
to join with others in a cause.
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Realign
is always a great word to know.
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Word Origin & History
realign
1923, in ref. to European international relations, from re- "back, again" + align (q.v.). Realignment is recorded from 1889, in U.S. internal politics.
EXPANDalign
early 15c., "to range (things) in a line," from M.Fr. aligner, from O.Fr. alignier, from à "to" + lignier "to line," from L. lineare, from linea (see line). Trans. or reflective sense of "to fall into line" is from 1853. International political sense is attested from 1934.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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