| VERB | change | align, aline, line up, adjust | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight |
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| stative | align | be or come into adjustment with | |
| cognition | align, array | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking | |
| change | align, ordinate, coordinate | bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation |
| Sounds | ahlay'n | |
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| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
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| Synonyms | aline, line up, adjust | |
| Narrower | address | Adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting |
| collimate | adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument) | |
| concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus | Bring into focus or alignment | |
| realign, realine | align anew or better | |
| synchronize, synchronise | Cause to indicate the same time or rate | |
| true, true up | make level, square, balanced, or concentric | |
| Broader | reorient | set or arrange in a new or different determinate position |
| Opposite | skew | Turn or place at an angle |
| Spanish | ajustar, alinear, arreglar | |
| Catalan | alinear | |
| Nouns | alignment | the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines |
| Meaning | Be or come into adjustment with. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree | satisfy a condition or restriction |
| Nouns | alignment | the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other |
| Meaning | align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | array | |
| Narrower | fall in line | agree on (a position) |
| side | Take sides for or against | |
| Broader | stand | Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue |
| Spanish | alinear, arreglar, ingresar | |
| Nouns | alignment | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| Meaning | Bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "align the wheels of my car" | |
| Synonyms | ordinate, coordinate | |
| Narrower | misalign | align imperfectly or badly |
| Broader | adjust, set, correct | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
| Spanish | alinear, coordinar | |
| Catalan | coordinar | |
| Nouns | alignment | the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other |
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