Allied : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Allied	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allied adj related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies" of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies" of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers" united in a confederacy or league Synonym(s): allied, confederate, confederative joined by treaty or agreement
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allied \Al*lied"\, a. United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See {Ally}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy}, {Allay}, {Ligament}.] 1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or with. O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope. 2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love. These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser. The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope. Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.