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Phrase(s): align something with something
to adjust, straighten, or arrange something in reference to something else. • Try to align this piece with the one next to it., Phrase(s): align oneself with someone or something
Fig. to bring oneself into agreement with someone or someone’s ideas; to associate oneself with someone or someone’s cause. • She sought to align herself with the older members.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs