align (oneself) with

To support, agree with, or form an alliance with a particular person or idea. As soon as I explained how the plan would benefit the company financially, the CFO aligned himself with the idea. Heather aligned herself with an animal rights group and began promoting veganism.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chestirad	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Shaynah	-	Yiddish
Cibor	CHEE-bawr	Polish
Heaven	HEV-ən	English (Modern)
Aslanbek	-	Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian
Paulien	-	Dutch