aliar

to ally

verb ah-LYAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin alligare 'to bind to'.

Also means

to form an alliance

Usage Note

Aliar is stressed like fiar: the i carries the accent in the present tense (alío, alías, alía, aliamos, aliáis, alían). It is almost always used reflexively: aliarse con means 'to ally oneself with' or 'to join forces with'. The related noun is alianza (alliance) and aliado (ally).

Examples

"Los dos partidos decidieron aliarse para las elecciones."

Natural Translation

The two parties decided to ally for the elections.

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