ally (v.) Copy link Outline I. To unite closelyII. To form an alliance with • ally (v.): I. To unite closely: sŏcĭo, 1: to a. oneself to another by the marriage bond, se alicui vinclo jugali s., Virg.: the whole human race is a.d together, omne genus humanum inter se sociatum est, Cic.: Liv.: v. connect, unite. II. To form an alliance with: v. alliance.
ally (subs.) Copy link • ally (subs.): sŏcĭus: they unite the Boii to themselves as a.s, Boios socios sibi asciscunt, Caes.: an a. and friend of the Roman people, s. et amicus populi R., Sall.: the Latin a.s, socii Latini nominis, Liv. Phr.: a law relating to a.s, lex socialis, Cic.: Liv.: the war with the a.s, bellum sociale, Flor.: v. allied.
ALLY Copy link • ALLY 1. join one thing to another conjungere aliquid cum aliqua re: adjungere aliquid alicui rei, or ad aliquid (both proper and improper): copulare aliquid cum aliqua re (join fast, unite as if by a band, thong, etc., figuratively): connectere aliquid cum aliqua re (connect as, if by a tie or knot: figuratively, e.g., orientem et occidentem; amicitiam cum voluptate). Unite or league one’s self with, se jungere, conjungere cum aliquo (join: generally): societatem inire, coire, facere cum aliquo (enter into a company, league, etc.): foedus facere (of an actual alliance): by marriage, matrimonio aliquem secum jungere. To be allied, foedere conjungi cum aliquo. = to be akin to, etc. Vid: ALLIED. Figuratively. 2. socius: foederatus. To be anybody’s ally, foedere or societate et foedere jungi alicui; socium alicui esse. To procure allies, socios sibi adsciscere.