| ally | | |
| n. (group) | 1. ally | a friendly nation. |
| ~ body politic, country, nation, res publica, commonwealth, state, land | a politically organized body of people under a single government.; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" |
| ~ alignment, alinement, coalition, alliance | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty. |
| n. (person) | 2. ally, friend | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance.; "he's a good ally in fight" |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| ~ blood brother | a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother. |
| v. (social) | 3. ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage.; "He allied himself with the Communists" |
| ~ misally | make a bad alliance; ally inappropriately.; "The two countries are misallied" |
| ~ affiliate, assort, consort, associate | keep company with; hang out with.; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
| affiliate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. affiliate | a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization. |
| ~ associate | a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor.; "he had to consult his associate before continuing" |
| n. (group) | 2. affiliate | a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization.; "network affiliates" |
| ~ organization, organisation | a group of people who work together. |
| v. (social) | 3. affiliate, associate, assort, consort | keep company with; hang out with.; "He associates with strange people"; "She affiliates with her colleagues" |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| ~ ally | become an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriage.; "He allied himself with the Communists" |
| ~ go steady, date, go out, see | date regularly; have a steady relationship with.; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" |
| ~ companion, company, keep company, accompany | be a companion to somebody. |
| v. (social) | 4. affiliate | join in an affiliation.; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" |
| ~ join, fall in, get together | become part of; become a member of a group or organization.; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" |
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