allied
adjective
[ ˈalʌɪd ]
• joined by or relating to members of an alliance.
• "allied territories"
Similar:
federated,
confederated,
federal,
associated,
in alliance,
in league,
in partnership,
cooperating,
unified,
united,
amalgamated,
integrated,
ally
verb
• combine or unite a resource or commodity with (another) for mutual benefit.
• "he allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen"
Similar:
combine,
marry,
couple,
merge,
amalgamate,
join,
pool,
fuse,
weld,
knit,
Origin:
Middle English (as a verb): from Old French alier, from Latin alligare ‘bind together’, from ad- ‘to’ + ligare ‘to bind’; the noun is partly via Old French alie ‘allied’. Compare with alloy.
