v.
Variant: also aline
Pronunciation: ə - ' l ī n
Function: verb
Etymology: French aligner, from Old French, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + ligne line, from Latin linea
Date: circa 1693
transitive verb
1 : to bring into line or alignment
2 : to array on the side of or against a party or cause <he align ed himself with the protesters>
intransitive verb
1 : to get or fall into line
2 : to be in or come into precise adjustment or correct relative position
– align · er noun