ALIGN

align, aline, line up, adjust

(verb) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; “align the car with the curb”; “align the sheets of paper on the table”

align, ordinate, coordinate

(verb) bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; “align the wheels of my car”; “ordinate similar parts”

align, array

(verb) align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

align

(verb) be or come into adjustment with

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

align (third-person singular simple present aligns, present participle aligning, simple past and past participle aligned)

(intransitive) To form a line; to fall into line.

(transitive) To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

(transitive, computing) To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size.

(intransitive) To identify with or match the behaviour, thoughts, etc of another person.

Synonyms: coordinate, synchronize

(bioinformatics) To organize a linear arrangement of DNA, RNA or protein sequences which have regions of similarity.

Anagrams

• Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, Liang, algin, ganil, liang, ligan, linga

Source: Wiktionary


A*lign", v. t. Etym: [F. aligner; Ă  (L. ad) + ligne (L. linea) line. See Line, and cf. Allineate.]

Definition: To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.

A*lign", v. t.

Definition: To form in line; to fall into line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 March 2025

EVANGELICAL

(adjective) of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament


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