alignv.

Brit.

/əˈlʌɪn/, U.S.

/əˈlaɪn/

Forms:

α. late Middle English alyne, 1600s–1700s aline, 1700s alline.

β. 1700s– align.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aligner.

Etymology: < Middle French alinher, Middle French, French aligner to arrange in a line (mid 12th cent. in Old French), to put (a naval fleet) into formation (a1209 as aliner ), (of a male animal) to copulate with (a female) (14th cent.) < a- a- prefix⁵ + ligner (see line v.²). Compare Spanish alinear (1705), Portuguese alinhar (1596), Italian allineare (see allineate v.).In α. forms apparently remodelled after line n.² (compare especially line n.² III.). Compare earlier aline adv. and later allineate v.

Chiefly Military in early use.

†1. transitive. Hunting. Of a male animal: to copulate with (a female). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > copulate with

entera1425

alignc1425

line1495

cover1535

serve1577

befilth1593

topa1616

back1658

strenea1728

mate1932

service1947

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 46 (MED) Whan þe [hound] biches ben alyned [Fr. on fait alinher], þei lose her tyme.

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 31 She [sc. a wolf bitch] shal not be alyned [Fr. ne l'alinhera] withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned [v.r. alyneth] hure [Fr. elle se fait alinher à lui].

a. transitive. To arrange, place, or lay (two or more things) in or along a line; to bring into alignment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > bring into (a) line [verb (transitive)]

align1693

allineate1785

line1796

to bring into (a) line1851

parallelize1853

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > arrange in (a) row(s) or line(s [verb (transitive)]

rangec1450

rank1590

enrank1610

stringc1650

align1693

row1703

tier1889

1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. Ai To Aline, is to range, level, or lay even in, and to a strait and direct Line. Said of Walls, Rows of Trees, and sides of Banks, Allies, or Beds, which is performed with Lines fastened to Spikes fixed in the Ground or Wall.

1782 W. Dalrymple Tacticks (new ed.) 18 Heels close and aligned; toes a little turned out.

1796 Treat. Discipline Light Cavalry 43 The guides move out at a gentle gallop, and are aligned on the right half-squadron at their proper intervals.

1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry ii. 6 Dressing is a progressive operation..by which any number of men are correctly aligned.

1861 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 477/2 A slight stoop of the head enables the eye to align the sights and the bull's-eye.

1881 Daily News 15 Sept. 3/4 The route will be in parts aligned and widened.

1930 A. Holmes Petrogr. Methods (rev. ed.) ix. 336 When globulites are aligned and in contact, like a string of beads, the aggregates are called margarites.

1983 E. Reveley In Good Faith xii. 194 Cesare's few personal possessions, hair brushes and the like, were aligned with geometric precision on the dresser.

1991 Rotarian June 21 The strands align themselves into lined patterns.

b. transitive. To bring (a thing) into alignment with something else. Also with with, to, on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > bring into (a) line [verb (transitive)] > two points

align1781

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > use small arms [verb (transitive)] > shoot with rifle > aim rifle

align1860

1781 W. Dalrymple Tacticks 69 D aligns C with the object A.

1830 C. Davies Elem. Surv. v. 100 Aligning the staff to coincide with the vertical hair.

1844 Regulations Instr. Cavalry (rev. ed.) 99 Dressing is a progressive operation upon two men placed in a determined straight line, by which any number of men are correctly aligned on them.

1860 Hunting Grounds of Old World 1st Ser. (ed. 2) xxvi. 506 ‘Aiming drill’..teaching him how to ‘align’ his rifle, or ‘aim’ correctly at a mark.

1903 Iron Molders' Jrnl. Jan. 10/2 Because of the peculiar screw-shape of the pattern it is somewhat difficult to align them with the points secured.

1954 G. R. Cameron in H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxviii. 530 Multinucleated giant cells or osteoclasts which align themselves to trabeculæ and gnaw them away.

1959 Pop. Mech. Oct. 225 Align the target in the gun sights and secure it so it will not move from impact with a bullet.

1993 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Fall 17/2 It is essential to align the camera parallel to the earth's surface.

†c. transitive. To be in alignment with (something else). Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvii. 338 One of these [seals] I killed with my rifle, covetously regretting that my one ball could not align his mate.

a. intransitive. To fall into line with something else; to be in alignment with. Also with on.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > be or become in a line (with something) [verb (intransitive)]

even1663

align1781

line1790

track1826

society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form or reform [verb (intransitive)] > fall into line

to fall in1627

align1781

to stand in line1788

1781 W. Dalrymple Tacticks 90 The division on which it is to align must be ascertained.

1803 Man. Volunteer Corps Cavalry 125 Flank markers are turned out..by the squadron officer placing himself in the center, and aligning with the serjeant, he moves the squadron up.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. xiii. 266 The small garden of the cottage occupied by the Tangs family..aligned with the larger one of the timber-dealer at its upper end.

1917 Inland Printer Feb. 655/2 Notice how the lower channel plate of the magazine aligns with the bottom plate of the magazine entrance.

1973 Current Anthropol. 14 446/1 Perpendicular directional markings cut into a rock..appear to align with winter-solstice sunrise.

2003 S. Millett Quilting Savory Garden iii. 37/2 Arrows on the templates show how to place them on fabric so it aligns on a straight-of-grain.

2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Mar. a8/3 That figure axis is near, but does not quite align with, the rotational axis that the Earth spins around.

b. intransitive. Esp. of two or more things: to form a line, line up; to come into alignment.

ΚΠ

1815 Rules & Regulations Field Exercise & Manoeuvres of Infantry (U.S. War Dept.) (rev. ed.) iii. §306 At this command, the second or leading platoon, shall align.

1866 Harbors on Sea & Lake Coasts 35 (caption) in Executive Documents House of Representatives 1865–6 VIII. Plan of two cribs, showing how they align in the pier.

1910 R. N. Hart Welding iv. 138 Brace the pipes so that they align as they should and place the lower mold jaw under the joined ends of the pipes.

1972 Biochemistry 11 4532/1 The paramyosin molecules align to form a bipolar core of the thick filament which is covered by a surface layer of myosin.

1992 P. Goodwin How Everyday Things Work xx. 62 If the coil is held near the hanging magnet and turned on, the hanging magnet will turn toward the coil... When it aligns, turn the coil off and let the magnet turn another half turn.

2008 C. Meldrum Madapple 242 I try to screw the cap on, but the threads won't align.

a. transitive (reflexive). With with, to. To associate oneself with a particular cause, movement, group, etc.; to join oneself to; to side with or support.

ΚΠ

1871 Plantation 11 Mar. 106/2 Among those who were induced to align themselves with the Southern Life Company, for very large sums, we may mention [etc.].

1898 Public Opinion 3 Mar. 262/2 For France, or Germany, or Russia, indeed, to align herself with Spain against us would be the signal for England to take the other side.

1955 Treatm. Brit. P.O.W.'s in Korea (H.M.S.O.) 2 If a prisoner refused to be educated..he was voluntarily aligning himself with the forces of reactionary capitalism.

1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 809/1 This should be the case irrespective of whether the psychologist aligns himself with an ‘objective’ or a ‘projective’ clinical method.

1972 F. Chary Bulgarian Jews & Final Solution vi. 186 Boris reasoned that he had no other logical choice but to align himself to the Reich.

2007 Independent 9 May 31/1 The bid by thousands of Catholic priests and nuns..to align themselves with the poor.

b. transitive. To bring into agreement or alliance with a particular cause, movement, group, etc. Also with to.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > engage in politics [verb (transitive)] > bring into line with policy, group, or power

align1875

1875 Cincinnati Commerc. 14 June 3/3 Although now aligned with the so-called Democratic party, it should not be forgotten that Mr. Hill bravely breasted the tide of secession.

1889 W. P. Reed Hist. Atlanta ii. 115 Before the war Mr. Peters was aligned with the Whig party, and vigorously opposed the secession movement.

1942 Ann. Reg. 1941 279 President Vargas..now showed himself..anxious to align his country with the democracies.

1974 J. P. Entelis Pluralism & Party Transformation in Lebanon viii. 176 Kata'ib officials questioned the advisability of so closely aligning the party with Sham'un's regime.

1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 72/1 All these bands are loosely aligned to the P-funk creed.

2010 New Yorker 17 May 21/1 This German photographer, whose cool, clean style aligns him with the Düsseldorf school.

c. intransitive. To associate with a particular cause, movement, group, etc.; to side with. Also with to.

ΚΠ

1879 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 July The members of congress who align with the democratic party in opposition to federal interference at the polls.

1924 J. Cudahy Archangel iii. 26 Germany aligned with the White Guards against the revolutionary Reds who were supported by the Bolsheviks.

1972 Jet 11 May 30/1 Perhaps to show its seriousness about aligning with the Black community again, the Black Panther Party recently hosted a three-day event in Oakland.

1982 I. Kitanni in H. Köchler Princ. Non-alignment 24 A refusal to align to either of the conflicting blocs.

2010 D. Yoo Contentious Spirits ii. 43 Members supported the independence movement but never aligned with either of the two main groups.

Derivatives

aˈligned adj.

ΚΠ

1768 Ld. Pembroke Let. 24 Mar. in D. Garrick Private Corr. (1831) I. 23 I plainly see that a cascade, a fountain, or an allined walk charms them here.

1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xlii. 553 We saw a prodigious host moving slowly toward us, with the steady drift and aligned front of a wave of the sea.

1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields iii. 107 An unaligned dipole therefore has greater energy than an aligned one.

2010 Oxoniensia 74 11 Four NE–SW aligned graves were revealed during the reconstruction of the St George's crypt stairs further east.

aˈligning n.

ΚΠ

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 83 The Terms of staking out, alining, ranging, and bourning, all signify the same Thing; and are..to direct all the others in the same Line, which we call the Line of Aim, or Visual Ray.

1871 C. Davies Elem. Surv. & Levelling iii. iii. 226 In employing this method of locating curves, the aligning by which the chords are produced should be done with much care.

1959 Pop. Mech. Mar. 208/2 This aligning can be done accurately by using a length of brass rod..as a gauge.

2011 A. R. Fremeth & A. A. Marcus in J. Burger Stakeholders & Scientists xv. 376 The aligning of interests in the lead up to the adoption of this path-breaking result was crucial in its design and acceptance by stakeholders.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	align
释义	alignv. Brit. /əˈlʌɪn/, U.S. /əˈlaɪn/ Forms: α. late Middle English alyne, 1600s–1700s aline, 1700s alline. β. 1700s– align. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French aligner. Etymology: < Middle French alinher, Middle French, French aligner to arrange in a line (mid 12th cent. in Old French), to put (a naval fleet) into formation (a1209 as aliner ), (of a male animal) to copulate with (a female) (14th cent.) < a- a- prefix⁵ + ligner (see line v.²). Compare Spanish alinear (1705), Portuguese alinhar (1596), Italian allineare (see allineate v.).In α. forms apparently remodelled after line n.² (compare especially line n.² III.). Compare earlier aline adv. and later allineate v. Chiefly Military in early use. †1. transitive. Hunting. Of a male animal: to copulate with (a female). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > copulate with entera1425 alignc1425 line1495 cover1535 serve1577 befilth1593 topa1616 back1658 strenea1728 mate1932 service1947 c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 46 (MED) Whan þe [hound] biches ben alyned [Fr. on fait alinher], þei lose her tyme. c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 31 She [sc. a wolf bitch] shal not be alyned [Fr. ne l'alinhera] withe noon of þe wolfes safe with on... Þan þei goo a grete waye thennes and ther he alyned [v.r. alyneth] hure [Fr. elle se fait alinher à lui]. 2. a. transitive. To arrange, place, or lay (two or more things) in or along a line; to bring into alignment. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > bring into (a) line [verb (transitive)] align1693 allineate1785 line1796 to bring into (a) line1851 parallelize1853 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > arrangement in (a) row(s) or line(s > arrange in (a) row(s) or line(s [verb (transitive)] rangec1450 rank1590 enrank1610 stringc1650 align1693 row1703 tier1889 1693 J. Evelyn tr. J. de La Quintinie Dict. in Compl. Gard'ner sig. Ai To Aline, is to range, level, or lay even in, and to a strait and direct Line. Said of Walls, Rows of Trees, and sides of Banks, Allies, or Beds, which is performed with Lines fastened to Spikes fixed in the Ground or Wall. 1782 W. Dalrymple Tacticks (new ed.) 18 Heels close and aligned; toes a little turned out. 1796 Treat. Discipline Light Cavalry 43 The guides move out at a gentle gallop, and are aligned on the right half-squadron at their proper intervals. 1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry ii. 6 Dressing is a progressive operation..by which any number of men are correctly aligned. 1861 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 9 477/2 A slight stoop of the head enables the eye to align the sights and the bull's-eye. 1881 Daily News 15 Sept. 3/4 The route will be in parts aligned and widened. 1930 A. Holmes Petrogr. Methods (rev. ed.) ix. 336 When globulites are aligned and in contact, like a string of beads, the aggregates are called margarites. 1983 E. Reveley In Good Faith xii. 194 Cesare's few personal possessions, hair brushes and the like, were aligned with geometric precision on the dresser. 1991 Rotarian June 21 The strands align themselves into lined patterns. b. transitive. To bring (a thing) into alignment with something else. Also with with, to, on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > bring into (a) line [verb (transitive)] > two points align1781 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > use or operation of small arms > use small arms [verb (transitive)] > shoot with rifle > aim rifle align1860 1781 W. Dalrymple Tacticks 69 D aligns C with the object A. 1830 C. Davies Elem. Surv. v. 100 Aligning the staff to coincide with the vertical hair. 1844 Regulations Instr. Cavalry (rev. ed.) 99 Dressing is a progressive operation upon two men placed in a determined straight line, by which any number of men are correctly aligned on them. 1860 Hunting Grounds of Old World 1st Ser. (ed. 2) xxvi. 506 ‘Aiming drill’..teaching him how to ‘align’ his rifle, or ‘aim’ correctly at a mark. 1903 Iron Molders' Jrnl. Jan. 10/2 Because of the peculiar screw-shape of the pattern it is somewhat difficult to align them with the points secured. 1954 G. R. Cameron in H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxviii. 530 Multinucleated giant cells or osteoclasts which align themselves to trabeculæ and gnaw them away. 1959 Pop. Mech. Oct. 225 Align the target in the gun sights and secure it so it will not move from impact with a bullet. 1993 Beautiful Brit. Columbia Fall 17/2 It is essential to align the camera parallel to the earth's surface. †c. transitive. To be in alignment with (something else). Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxxvii. 338 One of these [seals] I killed with my rifle, covetously regretting that my one ball could not align his mate. 3. a. intransitive. To fall into line with something else; to be in alignment with. Also with on. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > quality or fact of being in a line (with) > be or become in a line (with something) [verb (intransitive)] even1663 align1781 line1790 track1826 society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > form or reform [verb (intransitive)] > fall into line to fall in1627 align1781 to stand in line1788 1781 W. Dalrymple Tacticks 90 The division on which it is to align must be ascertained. 1803 Man. Volunteer Corps Cavalry 125 Flank markers are turned out..by the squadron officer placing himself in the center, and aligning with the serjeant, he moves the squadron up. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders III. xiii. 266 The small garden of the cottage occupied by the Tangs family..aligned with the larger one of the timber-dealer at its upper end. 1917 Inland Printer Feb. 655/2 Notice how the lower channel plate of the magazine aligns with the bottom plate of the magazine entrance. 1973 Current Anthropol. 14 446/1 Perpendicular directional markings cut into a rock..appear to align with winter-solstice sunrise. 2003 S. Millett Quilting Savory Garden iii. 37/2 Arrows on the templates show how to place them on fabric so it aligns on a straight-of-grain. 2011 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 14 Mar. a8/3 That figure axis is near, but does not quite align with, the rotational axis that the Earth spins around. b. intransitive. Esp. of two or more things: to form a line, line up; to come into alignment. ΚΠ 1815 Rules & Regulations Field Exercise & Manoeuvres of Infantry (U.S. War Dept.) (rev. ed.) iii. §306 At this command, the second or leading platoon, shall align. 1866 Harbors on Sea & Lake Coasts 35 (caption) in Executive Documents House of Representatives 1865–6 VIII. Plan of two cribs, showing how they align in the pier. 1910 R. N. Hart Welding iv. 138 Brace the pipes so that they align as they should and place the lower mold jaw under the joined ends of the pipes. 1972 Biochemistry 11 4532/1 The paramyosin molecules align to form a bipolar core of the thick filament which is covered by a surface layer of myosin. 1992 P. Goodwin How Everyday Things Work xx. 62 If the coil is held near the hanging magnet and turned on, the hanging magnet will turn toward the coil... When it aligns, turn the coil off and let the magnet turn another half turn. 2008 C. Meldrum Madapple 242 I try to screw the cap on, but the threads won't align. 4. a. transitive (reflexive). With with, to. To associate oneself with a particular cause, movement, group, etc.; to join oneself to; to side with or support. ΚΠ 1871 Plantation 11 Mar. 106/2 Among those who were induced to align themselves with the Southern Life Company, for very large sums, we may mention [etc.]. 1898 Public Opinion 3 Mar. 262/2 For France, or Germany, or Russia, indeed, to align herself with Spain against us would be the signal for England to take the other side. 1955 Treatm. Brit. P.O.W.'s in Korea (H.M.S.O.) 2 If a prisoner refused to be educated..he was voluntarily aligning himself with the forces of reactionary capitalism. 1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 809/1 This should be the case irrespective of whether the psychologist aligns himself with an ‘objective’ or a ‘projective’ clinical method. 1972 F. Chary Bulgarian Jews & Final Solution vi. 186 Boris reasoned that he had no other logical choice but to align himself to the Reich. 2007 Independent 9 May 31/1 The bid by thousands of Catholic priests and nuns..to align themselves with the poor. b. transitive. To bring into agreement or alliance with a particular cause, movement, group, etc. Also with to. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > engage in politics [verb (transitive)] > bring into line with policy, group, or power align1875 1875 Cincinnati Commerc. 14 June 3/3 Although now aligned with the so-called Democratic party, it should not be forgotten that Mr. Hill bravely breasted the tide of secession. 1889 W. P. Reed Hist. Atlanta ii. 115 Before the war Mr. Peters was aligned with the Whig party, and vigorously opposed the secession movement. 1942 Ann. Reg. 1941 279 President Vargas..now showed himself..anxious to align his country with the democracies. 1974 J. P. Entelis Pluralism & Party Transformation in Lebanon viii. 176 Kata'ib officials questioned the advisability of so closely aligning the party with Sham'un's regime. 1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 72/1 All these bands are loosely aligned to the P-funk creed. 2010 New Yorker 17 May 21/1 This German photographer, whose cool, clean style aligns him with the Düsseldorf school. c. intransitive. To associate with a particular cause, movement, group, etc.; to side with. Also with to. ΚΠ 1879 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 17 July The members of congress who align with the democratic party in opposition to federal interference at the polls. 1924 J. Cudahy Archangel iii. 26 Germany aligned with the White Guards against the revolutionary Reds who were supported by the Bolsheviks. 1972 Jet 11 May 30/1 Perhaps to show its seriousness about aligning with the Black community again, the Black Panther Party recently hosted a three-day event in Oakland. 1982 I. Kitanni in H. Köchler Princ. Non-alignment 24 A refusal to align to either of the conflicting blocs. 2010 D. Yoo Contentious Spirits ii. 43 Members supported the independence movement but never aligned with either of the two main groups. Derivatives aˈligned adj. ΚΠ 1768 Ld. Pembroke Let. 24 Mar. in D. Garrick Private Corr. (1831) I. 23 I plainly see that a cascade, a fountain, or an allined walk charms them here. 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xlii. 553 We saw a prodigious host moving slowly toward us, with the steady drift and aligned front of a wave of the sea. 1962 D. R. Corson & P. Lorrain Introd. Electromagn. Fields iii. 107 An unaligned dipole therefore has greater energy than an aligned one. 2010 Oxoniensia 74 11 Four NE–SW aligned graves were revealed during the reconstruction of the St George's crypt stairs further east. aˈligning n. ΚΠ 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 83 The Terms of staking out, alining, ranging, and bourning, all signify the same Thing; and are..to direct all the others in the same Line, which we call the Line of Aim, or Visual Ray. 1871 C. Davies Elem. Surv. & Levelling iii. iii. 226 In employing this method of locating curves, the aligning by which the chords are produced should be done with much care. 1959 Pop. Mech. Mar. 208/2 This aligning can be done accurately by using a length of brass rod..as a gauge. 2011 A. R. Fremeth & A. A. Marcus in J. Burger Stakeholders & Scientists xv. 376 The aligning of interests in the lead up to the adoption of this path-breaking result was crucial in its design and acceptance by stakeholders. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1425
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