ally oneself to

ally oneself to someone or something

to unite or affiliate oneself with someone or something. She sought to ally herself to the older members. Jane allied herself to the teacher almost immediately.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kailey	KAY-lee	English (Modern)
Kata	KAH-tah (Finnish)	Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian
Effie (2)	EF-ee	Scottish
Flemming	FLEM-ming	Danish
Altdorfer	['æltdɔ:fɔ]
Lyman	['laimən]