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In her own lifetime Teresa had the good sense to {qword}ally{/qword} herself with outstanding supporters such as the observant Franciscan Peter Alcantara and the famous Dominican theologian, Domenico Báñez.", "aq": { "auth": "Lawrence S. Cunningham", "source": "{it}Commonweal{/it}", "aqdate": "28 Jan. 2000" } } ], "et": [ [ "text", "Middle English {it}allien{/it}, from Anglo-French {it}alier{/it}, from Latin {it}alligare{/it} to bind to, from {it}ad-{/it} + {it}ligare{/it} to bind {ma}{mat|ligature|}{/ma}" ] ], "date": "14th century{ds|t|||}", "shortdef": [ "to unite or form a connection or relation between : associate", "to form or enter into an alliance" ] }, { "meta": { "id": "ally:2", "uuid": "779f96e5-7982-49ae-b917-f9b3f1c12e6d", "sort": "012039000", "src": "collegiate", "section": "alpha", "stems": [ "allies", "ally" ], "offensive": false }, "hom": 2, "hwi": { "hw": "al*ly", "prs": [ { "mw": "ˈa-ˌlī", "sound": { "audio": "ally0003", "ref": "c", "stat": "1" } }, { "mw": "ə-ˈlī", "sound": { "audio": "ally0004", "ref": "c", "stat": "1" } } ] }, "fl": "noun", "ins": [ { "il": "plural", "if": "al*lies" } ], "def": [ { "sseq": [ [ [ "sense", { "sn": "1", "dt": [ [ "text", "{bc}a {d_link|sovereign|sovereign:1} or state associated with another by treaty or league " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "America and its {it}allies{/it}" } ] ] ] } ] ], [ [ "sense", { "sn": "2", "dt": [ [ "text", "{bc}one that is associated with another as a helper {bc}a person or group that provides assistance and support in an ongoing effort, activity, or struggle " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "a political {wi}ally{/wi}" }, { "t": "She has proven to be a valuable {wi}ally{/wi} in the fight for better working conditions." } ] ], [ "uns", [ [ [ "text", "often now used specifically of a person who is not a member of a marginalized or mistreated group but who expresses or gives support to that group" ] ] ] ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "The storyline on {ldquo}Glee{rdquo} captures something larger that we are seeing with a new generation of {wi}allies{/wi} ({wi}allies{/wi} are people who support LGBT rights but aren't LGBT themselves).", "aq": { "auth": "David M. Hall" } } ] ] ] } ] ], [ [ "sense", { "sn": "3", "dt": [ [ "text", "{bc}a plant or animal linked to another by genetic or taxonomic proximity " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "ferns and their {it}allies{/it}" } ] ] ] } ] ] ] } ], "quotes": [ { "t": "Our {qword}allies{/qword} would need us more than we would need them, so we could count on them to rally to our side in a crunch.", "aq": { "auth": "Samantha Power", "source": "{it}New York Times Book Review{/it}", "aqdate": "29 July 2007" } }, { "t": "When the Soviets pulled out in early 1989, the ensuing power vacuum turned former {qword}allies{/qword} into enemies. The Muslim fighters known as mujahideen, who were unified in their struggle against the Soviets, disbanded and fought one another for control of Kabul in a devastating civil war.", "aq": { "auth": "Jiffer Bourguignon", "source": "{it}Saveur{/it}", "aqdate": "March 2008" } }, { "t": "These groups have learned from experience that the media are their most valuable {qword}ally{/qword}. Publicity increases tips that fuel an investigation, and many communities have launched special-alert systems in the past few years to get news of an abduction on the air within minutes.", "aq": { "auth": "Andrew Murr", "source": "{it}Newsweek{/it}", "aqdate": "29 July 2002" } } ], "et": [ [ "text", "{dx_ety}see {dxt|ally:1||}{/dx_ety}" ] ], "date": "1598{ds||1||}", "shortdef": [ "a sovereign or state associated with another by treaty or league", "one that is associated with another as a helper : a person or group that provides assistance and support in an ongoing effort, activity, or struggle —often now used specifically of a person who is not a member of a marginalized or mistreated group but who expresses or gives support to that group", "a plant or animal linked to another by genetic or taxonomic proximity" ] }, { "meta": { "id": "-ally", "uuid": "33fd7932-c14b-4542-8c8e-03c6a8218610", "sort": "012040000", "src": "collegiate", "section": "alpha", "stems": [ "-ally" ], "offensive": false }, "hwi": { "hw": "-ally" }, "fl": "adverb suffix", "def": [ { "sseq": [ [ [ "sense", { "dt": [ [ "text", "{bc}{sx|-ly:2||} " ], [ "vis", [ { "t": "terrific{it}ally{/it}" } ] ], [ "uns", [ [ [ "text", "in adverbs formed from adjectives in {it}-ic{/it} with no alternative form in {it}-ical{/it}" ] ] ] ] ] } ] ] ] } ], "et": [ [ "text", "{et_link|-al:1|-al:1} + {it}-ly{/it}" ] ], "shortdef": [ "-ly —in adverbs formed from adjectives in -ic with no alternative form in -ical" ] }, { "meta": { "id": "allies", "uuid": "343d1afe-6d6e-4037-a9fd-0e7724a09f87", "sort": "011951000", "src": "collegiate", "section": "alpha", "stems": [ "allies", "ally" ], "offensive": false }, "hwi": { "hw": "allies" }, "cxs": [ { "cxl": "plural of", "cxtis": [ { "cxt": "ally" } ] } ], "shortdef": [] } ]