re-ally

American  

[ree-uh-lahy] / ˌri əˈlaɪ /

verb (used with or without object)

re-allied, re-allying

1. to ally again or anew.

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Etymology

Origin of re-ally

1425–75; late Middle English realy < Middle French real ( l ) ier; see rally ¹

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Example Sentences

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re-ally re-allied

Cateau asked, in a slow, whining voice that emphasized every third or fourth word: "Oh, Do-rine ... are you re-ally ... staying to din-ner?"

From Small Souls by Louis Couperus

"We ought re-ally to be go-ing on, Ka-rel."

From Small Souls by Louis Couperus

"Yes, we must re-ally pay her a vis-it, to-day...."

From Small Souls by Louis Couperus

"So do we, re-ally," drawled Cateau, more cheerfully, forgetting the brougham waiting in the wet.

From Small Souls by Louis Couperus

I wuz re-ally glad to git shet o' her.

From Old Jabe's Marital Experiments 1908 by Thomas Nelson Page

So," he continued more carelessly—"so the reconciliation is effected, and our interests and our hearts re-allied.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 by Various

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