re-ally

See also: really, reälly, and real-ly

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ ally.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈælaɪ/, /ɹiːəˈlaɪ/

Verb

re-ally (third-person singular simple present re-allies, present participle re-allying, simple past and past participle re-allied)

1. (transitive) To bring together again.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book VII, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Before they could new counsels re-allie

2. (transitive, intransitive) To ally anew; to re-form an alliance.

Alternative forms

• really

Further reading

• “re-ally”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rallye, y'all're, yaller