re|a|lign

re|a|lign
re|a|lign «REE uh LYN», transitive verb, intransitive verb.
to align again or anew: »

to realign wheels of a car. Some political scientists have urged that the two major parties realign…that all conservatives move into the Republican party and all liberals be driven into the Democratic party (K. Colegrove and F. F. Blackly).

re´a|lign´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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