allied

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'allied': /ˈælaɪd/, /æˈlaɪd/; 'Allied': /ˈælaɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈlaɪd, ˈælaɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə līd′, al′īd)

From the verb ally: (⇒ conjugate)
allied is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

al•lied /əˈlaɪd, ˈælaɪd/USA pronunciation adj.

joined by treaty or common cause:allied nations.
related;
kindred:[before a noun]allied species.
Government of or relating to the Allies:[before a noun* Allied]the Allied forces.

al•lied (ə līd′, al′īd),USA pronunciation adj.

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allied /əˈlaɪd; ˈælaɪd/ adj

al•ly /n. ˈælaɪ, əˈlaɪ; v. əˈlaɪ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -lies, v., -lied, -ly•ing.
n. [countable]

Governmenta nation, group, or person associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose.See Allies.

Governmentto unite formally, such as by treaty, league, or marriage;
enter into an alliance: [~ + oneself + to/with + object]Russia allied itself with France.[no object]They allied against the common enemy.
to associate or connect by some mutual relationship:[~ + oneself + to/with + object]They allied themselves with the stockholders to gain control of the company.

-ally, suffix.

-ally is used to form adverbs from certain adjectives ending in -ic: terrific (adj.) + -ally → terrifically (adv.).

al•ly (v. ə lī′;n. al′ī, ə lī′),USA pronunciation v., -lied, -ly•ing, n., pl. -lies.
v.t.

Governmentto unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually fol. by with or to):Russia allied itself to France.
to associate or connect by some mutual relationship, as resemblance or friendship.

v.i.

Governmenta person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:Canada and the United States were allies in World War II.
Biologya plant, animal, or other organism bearing an evolutionary relationship to another, often as a member of the same family:The squash is an ally of the watermelon.
a person who associates or cooperates with another;
supporter.

al•li′a•ble, adj.

-ally,

an adverbial suffix attached to certain adjectives with stems in -ic that have no forms ending in -ical: terrifically.

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Allied /ˈælaɪd/ adj

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ally vb /əˈlaɪ/ ( -lies, -lying, -lied)
usually followed by to or with:

to unite or be united, esp formally, as by treaty, confederation, or marriage
(transitive; usually passive) to connect or be related, as through being similar or compatible

n /ˈælaɪ; əˈlaɪ/ ( pl -lies)

a country, person, or group allied with another
a person or group that supports another, esp in the face of opposition
a plant, animal, substance, etc, closely related to another in characteristics or form

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French alier to join, from Latin alligāre to bind to, from ligāre to bindˈallyˌship n

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